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EU Court Upholds Commission’s Power To Demand Data Held by Foreign Companies

In Nuctech Warsaw (T-284/24), the EU Court of Justice held that EU subsidiaries can lawfully be required to provide access to email accounts and data held by their overseas parent company. The ruling involved the following...more

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UK Enacts a New Digital Regime Regulating the Conduct of Major Tech Platforms

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC or the Act), adopted on 24 May 2024, empowers the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate the conduct of major tech platforms....more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q4 2022

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DOJ Sees First Merger Win After String of Losses - Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster was blocked by Judge Florence Pan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on November...more

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Medicinal Product, Food Supplement or Novel Food?

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In the European Union (EU), we find a lot of judgments concerning the distinction between medicinal products and food supplements on both EU and member state levels. Now a third category — novel food — is in the focus of...more

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Lessons from the EU General Court’s recent rejections of two appeals of merger prohibitions (Wieland, Thyssenkrupp)

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On 18 May and 22 June 2022, the EU General Court upheld two European Commission prohibition decisions. Both judgments endorsed the European Commission's assessment of the mergers at issue, recognising a broad margin of...more

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European Commission Acts to Block Illumina-Grail Transaction Just Days After Judge Rejects FTC Action Against the Deal

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This morning the European Commission (EC) moved to unwind and block Illumina’s $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail. Illumina announced that it intends to appeal the decision. This development comes on the heels of Illumina’s...more

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EU Competition Bulletin I - Septembre 2021

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NON-RESPECT D’ENGAGEMENTS DEVANT L’ADLC : UN SIGNAL FORT DE LA COUR D’APPEL DE PARIS - Faisant suite à la décision n°20-D-07 du 7 avril 2020 de l’Autorité de la concurrence (« ADLC ») condamnant le GIE PMU à une amende de...more

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International News: Healthcare - Spotlight on the Industry - May 2021

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry - Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more

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Merricks v MasterCard: the Supreme Court delivers collective joy to class representatives

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The Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment in a £14 billion collective action brought against MasterCard in relation to anticompetitive interchange fees, following an infringement decision by the European...more

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Jurisdictional issues in deals involving joint ventures: Review of the General Court judgment in HeidelbergCement and Schwenk...

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The judgment provides useful jurisdictional clarifications for deals involving joint ventures (JVs) acting as an acquirer. The General Court (GC) confirms that when the true players behind the transaction are the parent...more

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On Your Skates! Lessons for Sports Governing Bodies and Event Organisers from the European Commission's ISU Decision

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In the International Skating Union case, the European Commission investigated the compatibility of the ISU’s Eligibility Rules with EU competition law following a complaint by two Dutch ice speed skaters. Upon finding the...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Google adds travel rivals’ direct links within search results due to mounting pressure from the...

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Both Google and Expedia are featured prominently in this week’s Update, particularly Barry Diller and his many colorful statements made during last week’s Expedia earnings call. Enjoy....more

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English Court of Appeal slashes UK's first cartel follow-on antitrust damages award and emphasises claimants' burden to prove...

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In BritNed v ABB, the English Court of Appeal substantially reduced the UK's first award of damages in a so-called cartel damages claim brought for breach of European competition law. In so doing, the Court rejected calls for...more

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Merricks v Mastercard: UK Class Actions Back Under the Spotlight

The English Courts have reignited the prospects of a £14 billion class action against Mastercard. In a much anticipated ruling, on 16 April 2019, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (the Court) granted an appeal by...more

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EU Court confirms the need for transparency and full disclosure of economic analyses in EU merger cases (UPS/TNT)

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On 16 January 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU" or "Court") dismissed the European Commission's appeal against the annulment of its decision to prohibit the acquisition of TNT by UPS. The CJEU stressed...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Fall 2018

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In This Issue - Gender Diversity in Patenting: Current Landscape and Recommendations - The gender gap in patenting is a current challenge that companies face. While this issue seems pervasive, companies and lawyers can...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2018 Edition: EU General Court: Financial Investors Liable for Anticompetitive Conduct of...

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The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations...more

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European Court of Justice Delivers Victory for EU Transparency and Accountability

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Landmark ruling requires the European Commission to disclose impact assessments used as a basis for its legislative decision-making process. The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union recently issued a...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Brazil's new data protection regulation, the French data protection authority's warning to two companies of potential GDPR violations and the U.S....more

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Good things don't always come in small packages for the European Commission: Advocate General Kokott delivers her Opinion on the...

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On 25 July 2018, Advocate General Kokott proposed that the EU Court of Justice validate the annulment by the EU General Court of the European Commission’s 2013 prohibition decision of UPS's planned acquisition of its...more

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The Intel Ruling: A New Dawn?

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In perhaps the most hotly anticipated judgment in the European competition law world this year, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its landmark ruling on September 6, 2017 in Intel’s appeal against...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - California City Can Ban Short-Term Rentals; Airbnb Purges San Francisco Listings; Italian...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending January 19 is below. This week’s Update includes a heavy dose of short-term rental stories as well as details on Italian regulators’ recent efforts against...more

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European Labour & Employment Update - September 2017

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In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more

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Rewarding Loyalty: ECJ Holds that Loyalty Rebates Do Not Per Se Restrict Competition

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The Background: In September 2017, the European Court of Justice (Case C-413/14 P) reversed the ruling of the General Court, which had upheld the European Commission's €1.06 billion fine on Intel for abusing its dominant...more

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Antitrust Alert: European Court Of Justice Publishes Long-Awaited Judgment In The Intel Case

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September 2017 What happened? Last week the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") set aside a General Court ruling that had upheld a €1.06 billion fine imposed by the European Commission on Intel for abusing its dominant position...more

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