On-site inspections conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) have long been among the most powerful investigative tools in competition enforcement, and one of the most debated. The…
2025 was a handoff year for American antitrust. Would “MAGA Antitrust” embrace Biden’s populist direction or dismantle it?On one hand, new leadership rejected Biden-era regulatory ambitions. “…
The provisional public version of the Commission’s decision in ADNOC/Covestro adds another building block to the FSR playbook. The Decision shows how much weight the list of the “most likely…
From populist stagecraft by politicians cutting through key safes in Vienna to the governmental crackdowns in Spanish tourist hotspots (see here, here, and here), the operation of short-term rentals…
Earlier this year, the European Commission (EC) published its decision against Teva where it found the company had abused its dominance through inter alia misusing the divisional patent filing system…
This past year marks the end of a multi-year series of transformative amendments to Canada’s Competition Act (Act). The most recent suite of amendments came into force in June 2025, ushering in a new…
At first glance, the abolition of VAT on women’s hygiene products and certain contraceptives in Austria looks like a straightforward tax and social policy measure. From 1 January 2026, these products…
Overview· On 30 January 2026, the FTC sent warning letters to 42 major U.S. law firms raising potential antitrust concerns regarding their participation in the…
General considerationsThe most relevant development in competition law and policy in Argentina in 2025 was the establishment of the National Competition Authority (the “NCA”) in November 2025. The…
The issueOn 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Meliá case. The case arose from a declaratory action seeking the disclosure of documents,…
