On 6 October 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in a case concerning rebates and when they fall foul of EU competition law.
Background
The case concerns Post Danmark and, unlike appeals…
On 1 October 2015, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA 2015”) entered into force. The CRA 2015 makes numerous changes to consumer rights laws in the United Kingdom. Of particular interest to…
On 15 September 2015, the Ukrainian competition authority, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the AMCU), adopted Recommendations on approaches for calculation of fines for competition law…
Company H.R. functions, such as recruitment and compensation, are not typically regarded as antitrust "hot spots" (as opposed to sales and marketing). Recent cases in the United States, however,…
Co-authored by Patrick Harrison and Lara Kaplan, Sidley Austin LLP.
The European Commission (“Commission”) introduced its settlement procedure for cartel cases back in 2008. The main aims? To…
What and when?
The Commission has adopted amendments to a number of its key procedural rules in order to bring them into line with the EU Directive on Damages Actions, which was adopted in 2014 and…
On 30 September 2015, the Act on Control of Certain Investments (the "Act") enters into force. The Act aims to create mechanisms to protect against hostile takeovers of companies operating in key…
Standards lie at the heart of the digital economy – without standards, we would not have smartphones, tablets and other key parts of modern life. Europe’s highest court recently delivered a judgment…
Fordham University School of Law will hold its 42nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy on October 1-2, 2015, at Fordham Law School in New York City. There also will be a new…
77th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Monday, September 14, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Competition Enforcement in the Time of Big Data: Myths and Realities
Sophie MOONEN, DG COMP,…
