European Commission Investigates Disparagement Claims for the First Time -
On 4 March 2021, the European Commission announced an investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct by pharmaceutical company Teva. The case...more
“True Brexit” Happened: Impact on Competition Law -
After formally leaving the EU early in 2020, the UK on 31 December finally left the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the transitional period. Despite...more
Buyer Beware: UK Foreign Direct Investment Rules Now Much Tougher -
The UK will see a dramatic strengthening of its protections against foreign direct investment under proposed rules announced by the government on 11...more
A review of the UK’s limited controls over Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) began in 2016, leading to a 2018 White Paper which indicated that changes were on the way. The National Security and Investment Bill announced in...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid (subsidy) and public procurement...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid (subsidy) and public procurement...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules,...more
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EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules,...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 Pandemic -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that European Union and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules, continue to apply...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public...more
Public sector bodies of all types in the EU and UK are scrambling to acquire a range of goods, services and infrastructure as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. Many of these purchases are subject to the public procurement rules,...more
Many EU and UK businesses want or need to cooperate with competitors or potential competitors as part of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Antitrust/competition law limits companies’ ability to do this, however, so there...more
Many UK businesses want or need to cooperate with competitors as part of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Competition (or antitrust) law limits the ability of companies to do this, so there is understandable concern as...more
EU, UK Competition Law and State Aid During the COVID-19 Pandemic-
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the State aid rules, continue to apply...more
Governments across the EU and in the UK are scrambling to put in place financial support measures for businesses of all sizes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This brings the EU and UK state aid rules into sharp focus,...more
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, antitrust/competition law in the EU and UK has focused primarily on competitor cooperation and price increases of certain products, such as face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol,...more
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in huge demand for a range of consumer and other products, including face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol, bottled oxygen and ventilators. For companies manufacturing or reselling these...more
All companies are scrambling to respond to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and in various sectors cooperation between competitors is seen as part of the solution....more
Hotel Group Meliá Fined for Active and Passive Cross-Border Sales Restrictions in the EU -
On 21 February 2020, the European Commission announced a fine of €6.7 million on hotel group Meliá for including restrictive...more
Brexit Has Happened: No Change for Now -
The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. The transition period provided for in the withdrawal agreement between the EU and UK is now in effect and will run, unless...more
EU’s Highest Court Confirms Wide Scope of Potential Claimants in Private Competition Law Damages Claims -
On 12 December 2019, the EU’s highest court, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), confirmed that an entity...more
Dangers of Cooperation or Coordination on Purchasing -
Two recent cases demonstrate the competition law risks which can arise when competitors cooperate or coordinate in relation to purchasing. Competition law compliance...more
Textbook Long-Term Cartel Fined in the EU -
On 27 September 2019, the European Commission announced it had fined two canned vegetable suppliers for participating in a cartel that ran for more than 13 years. Another...more
Brexit is (or may be) Coming!
More than three years after the EU referendum in the UK (in which 37 percent of the electorate at the time voted “Leave”), it is still unclear whether the UK will leave the EU on 31 October...more