I. Introduction to the internet consultation
On 19 December 2018 the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate ("Ministry") started an internet consultation on competition law and online…
It's been almost a year since the new "Internet clause" in China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) is in force. The enforcement authority hasn't used it much in 2018. But one decision is…
Introduction
Servier v. Commission (Case T‑691/14) is the second decision of the General Court of the European Union on "pay-for-delay" patent settlements in the pharmaceutical industry,[1] following…
A fine of slightly above EUR 400 000 was imposed to the biggest Bulgarian telecom operator – A1 Bulgaria, member of Telekom Austria Group (“A1”) for abuse of stronger bargaining position in its…
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) held recently in Apple Sales International v MJA acting as liquidator of eBizcuss.com[1] that claims alleging abuse of a dominant position could come within the…
On 26 November 2018, the European Commission (EC) submitted an overview of its policy on the treatment of legally privileged information in competition proceedings in the context of this year’s OECD…
Unlike recent merger cases where the Commission looked at the concentration of data within a merged entity, the Commission's focus in Apple/Shazam was on vertical concerns, including as a result of…
“Personal data is the currency of today’s digital market.”[1]
-Viviane Reding, (Former Vice-President, the European Commission)
Recently, a Committee of Experts (Srikrishna Committee) set up in India…
Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) (www.ccpc.ie) has initiated a very welcome public consultation on possibly simplifying the merger control process.
Simplified…
On 20 November 2018, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached a political agreement on the proposed EU framework for screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs). The…
