Competition/antitrust laws generally require rival firms to operate on the market independently of each other and tolerate cooperation between competitors only in limited circumstances where any resulting loss of competition...more
The UK's departure from the EU on 31 January has initiated an 11 month transition period, during which the application of EU competition law in the UK will remain largely unchanged. Thus the EU rules governing mergers will...more
3/16/2020
/ Competition ,
Covered Transactions ,
EFTA ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The Court of Justice of the European Union recently issued a landmark judgment that will affect distribution and online sales in particular in the consumer goods and digital sectors....more
12/11/2017
/ Chain of Distribution ,
Competition ,
Contract Terms ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Internet ,
Online Platforms ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Third-Party ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
We welcome the opportunity to provide comments to the European Commission in its evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU merger control.
A NEW JURISDICTIONAL THRESHOLD -
We respond here to section...more
2/2/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Facebook ,
Google ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Determination (JD) ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Technology Sector ,
WhatsApp
First director disqualification: UK focus on pursuing individuals as well as companies for breach of competition law -
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has secured its first disqualification of a director of a...more
1/18/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Adviser ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Market Abuse ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)