On 17 August 2026, the Official Journal published notice of an action brought before the General Court by Creditell GmbH against the European Commission (T-397/26). The case concerns two apparently…
The assessment of efficiencies has been among the most contested topics in the review of the European Commission’s Merger Guidelines. Under the existing framework, efficiency claims have proved…
During August, the Kluwer Competition Law Blog will be taking a summer break. We will resume publishing on 1 September 2026. In the meantime, we will continue to welcome submissions so that we can…
The extraterritorial application of US antitrust law has long generated tension between effective enforcement and respect for the regulatory autonomy of foreign states. This blog post examines that…
The private enforcement of competition law in Brazil is intriguing. While legislation has clearly provided for compensation for damages resulting from anticompetitive practices since the 1990s, basic…
Antitrust (collective) actions are expensive, which means that third-party funding is necessary for consumers and qualified entities seeking compensation for harm caused by infringements of…
BackgroundBrazilian merger control has no express de minimis exception for foreign-to-foreign transactions. In 2026, CADE tested – and ultimately rejected – an attempt to create one through case…
BackgroundOne of the particularities of the Spanish FDI regime is that most Sovereign Wealth Funds (“SWFs”) and other entities which are ultimately controlled by a foreign government, including…
The Apple App Store case before Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) raises the broader institutional question of whether traditional antitrust proceedings can provide the…
All 27 EU national competition agencies, DG Competition, and most agencies worldwide now rely on computational tools to enforce competition law. Spain screens public procurement for bid rigging with…
