On 4 June 2026, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy published the long-awaited draft 12th Amendment to the Act Against Restraints of Competition ("ARC" or "GWB"). The draft…
I. IntroductionThe update to the Guidelines on Compliance Programmes in relation to competition law (hereinafter, the “New Guidelines”), approved by the Spanish Competition…
The discussion around the Google search data sharing specification proceedings under Article 8(2) and Article 6(11) DMA has not cooled down after it’s (short) consultation period. The issue has…
When a media company acquires a rival, the stakes go well beyond market shares and pricing. Media is not just another sector: it shapes public opinion, enables participation in democratic life, and…
AbstractThis paper examines the evolution of Argentina's merger control regime from its establishment under Law No. 25,156 in 1999 through the transformative reform introduced by the Competition…
IntroductionOn the 4th of June, the Patent and Market Court (PMC) in case PMÄ 8348-25 ruled that a horizontal non-brand bidding agreement between online healthcare providers in Sweden did not…
In case T-1119/23 of 3 June 2026 (only available in French), the General Court dismissed in its entirety the appellant’s challenge against a Commission request for information issued under Article 11…
The EU General Court has handed down two significant judgments clarifying the boundaries of the European Commission’s powers to issue requests for information (RFIs) in merger control proceedings.…
Spain has become one of Europe's leading laboratories for cartel damages litigation without ever developing an effective collective redress mechanism. While the country still awaits the full…
A New Enforcement FrontierIn recent weeks, the Brazilian antitrust authority - the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) - has led two significant developments signaling a new frontier…
