Nota Bene Episode 102: Examining European Union State Aid in the Face of COVID and Brexit with Jacques Derenne and Robert Klotz
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
On 2 April 2019, the European Commission (the “Commission”) concluded that the group finance company exemption from the UK’s controlled foreign company (“CFC”) regime, in respect of finance income that derived from UK...more
In our super-connected age, we are inundated with information. It can be difficult to select what is really relevant to one’s business. The purpose of this Review is to provide legal counsel and their teams easy...more
On November 8, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), overturning the first instance EU General Court (General Court), annulled the European Commission’s (EC’s) decision that a Luxembourg tax ruling on...more
On 8 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) set aside the EU General Court’s judgment of 2019 and annulled the European Commission’s State aid decision of 2015, which held that Luxembourg...more
CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS - EC FINES VALVE AND FIVE PUBLISHERS OF PC VIDEO GAMES FOR GEO-BLOCKING - AT.40413, Focus Home – Video Games; AT.40414, Koch Media – Video Games; AT.40420, Zenimax – Video Games;...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - Competition Policy and the Green Deal - In her recent keynote speech, delivered at the 25th IBA Competition Conference on 10 September 2021, European Commission (the Commission) Executive Vice...more
McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
There is a lot currently happening in the European Union. From the latest European Court opinions with respect to merger clearance, dominance violations, data protection and state aid to Brexit, we’re checking in with our...more
As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission and the EU courts are taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus among individuals whilst at...more
A federal court in Washington, D.C. has recognized and enforced a US$331 million arbitral award against Romania under an intra-EU BIT—notwithstanding the objection of the European Commission that the award is incompatible...more
Advocate General Wathelet has issued his opinion in the Eesti Pagar preliminary ruling, which if followed could have significant implications for Member States, national authorities and beneficiaries of State aid. Wathelet’s...more
In its judgment of 19 June 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that the European Commission’s 2013 Banking Communication is not contrary to EU law. The Court clarified that the burden-sharing...more