With the Sustainability Omnibus of last week still keeping us in shock and the incoming Digital Omnibus already looming over us, it is important to pause, take a step back, and ask ourselves, what…
Over the hills of the City of the Renaissance, early career competition law scholars from around the world gathered from 6 – 7 November 2025 to revamp competition law within two days.In this spirit,…
The European Commission’s (the Commission’s) review of its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines (HMG and NHMG, respectively; together, the Guidelines) is well under way. While the update…
The protection of leniency applicants in the context of private damages actions is a never-ending story; when it comes to determining which interest should prevail, the issue keeps chasing its own…
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) has now been in force for over two years, and its implementation has proven to be quite challenging. As the dust settles, the question remains: is the FSR…
Section 26 (2A) of the Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) codifies the principle of res judicata , and states that “the Commission may not inquire into an agreement referred to in Section 3…
The 5th report on the screening of foreign direct investments ("FDI") published on 14 October 2025 by the European Commission ("Commission") provides an overview of enforcement activities and…
Private enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is now a reality, and the judgment of the Regional Court of Mainz (Case 12 HK O 32/24) in the 1&1 Mail & Media/Google (Gmail) case,…
Given the creeping complexity of cases, expanding evidence bases, and the ever present threat (or reality) of budget cuts, competition authorities around the world are on the lookout for ways to…
The Brazilian Federal Government proposed to the Brazilian Congress on the 17th of September an amendment to its competition law regime via Bill No. 4675/2025 (the Bill). In essence, the proposed…
