On 16 October 2025, Commercial Court No. 14 of Madrid delivered a judgment[1] of notable relevance in the well-known Spanish Dairy Cartel case. The decision, issued by Judge Ms Carmen González Suárez…
Does the European Commission’s (Commission’s) second conditional approval under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) signal a new approach to sustainability issues in EU merger cases? On…
CADE Reignites Discussion on Associative Contracts in the Airline IndustryThe Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) issued a landmark decision in APAC 08700.003565/2024-49 regarding a domestic…
At the end of William Wyler’s Roman Holiday (1953), Gregory Peck leaves the Palazzo Colonna Gallery behind, symbolising the bittersweet end to his romance with Audrey Hepburn in the movie (apologies…
As previously covered on this blog, Meta recently decided to integrate its AI assistant (Meta AI) into its WhatsApp platform, introducing the ability to chat to Meta AI at various points within the…
The Stuttgart Court of Appeal has added a new chapter to German cartel damages case law with its recent bathroom fittings judgment. Relying on Courts’ statutory power to estimate damages the court…
Following the European Commission’s 2016 and 2017 infringement decisions against the trucks cartel, several national courts across Europe, notably in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and…
In this decision, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) fined Doctolib, an online platform acting as in intermediary between health care professionals and clients, €4,665,000 for abusing its…
Digital markets are increasingly being dominated by large digital platforms, with the consequent problems that this poses from the point of view of the competitive functioning of the markets, both…
With the Sustainability Omnibus of last week still keeping us in shock and the incoming Digital Omnibus already looming over us, it is important to pause, take a step back, and ask ourselves, what…
