In this briefing, we describe how certain employment practices, such as no-poach or wage-fixing agreements, may infringe competition law, a topic that has recently taken centre stage in the US and is…
On 21 December 2018, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets ("ACM") published guidelines on its simplified settlement procedure ("Settlement Guidelines").[1] Such a procedure can be followed…
1. More Deals Receive More Scrutiny
Of 98 deals notified, 11 received extended CCPC review (including 4 Phase 2 reviews) – the most extended reviews ever conducted by the CCPC in a single year.…
On 3 January 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft of the Regulation on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreement Conduct (Draft) on its website, inviting comments…
On 17 December 2018 the European Commission issued the public version of its decision in the McDonald's case (SA.38945). The Commission found, contrary to its initial conclusion in the opening…
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…
