On 27 February 2018, the European Union (EU) adopted the EU geo-blocking regulation (the Regulation), which will enter into force by the end of the year. The Regulation prohibits unjustified geo-…
In a judgment dated 5 February 2018, the General Court of the EU (the “General Court”) rejected the appeal by German retailer Edeka–Handelsgesellschaft Hessenring’s (“Edeka”) against a decision by…
The Polish competition authority applies the principle of in dubio pro reo in the case concerning a cartel on the domestic certification market (and refuses to use lie detecting devices)
On 29…
Background
Significant amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On protection of economic competition" came into force on 17 December 2017. The changes are aimed at prohibiting transactions involving…
On January 24, 2017, the European Commission announced that it had fined Qualcomm EUR 997,439,000. The Commission thinks that Qualcomm had abused its dominant position to become Apple’s sole supplier…
On 2 February 2018, the EU Internal Market Sub-Committee of the House of Lords (“EU Committee”) published its report on the implications of Brexit on competition law and State aid (“Report”)[1]. On…
Standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms remain hotly debated topics within antitrust circles as regulators around the world stake out…
This item was written by my colleague Anita Banicevic
While most consumers know that their clicks and “likes” leave a digital trail, the rise of the digital economy has led to a spike in the volume…
The following item was prepared by my colleagues Jim Dinning and David Feldman
In the annual Davies forecast of the year ahead for Canadian competition law, we discuss the top five issues and trends…
Introduction
On December 18 2017, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (the ACM) announced that it had halted its investigation into cartel agreements between Dutch and German towage companies in…
