On 27 June 2024, the EU Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued its judgments in the Perindopril (Servier) case. The judgments follow a European Commission (“EC”) decision of 9 July 2014, and a series of…
Background
On September 5, the Advocate General Pikamäe is expected to deliver an opinion in the Caronte (C-511/23) and Trenitalia (C-510/23) cases. Despite the different legal bases, the cases…
The European Commission has published for public consultation its long-awaited draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses (draft Guidelines). The draft Guidelines aim at making it faster and easier for…
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, or FSR, is intended to prevent or remedy distortions of the EU internal market caused by “foreign” – meaning non-EU – subsidies benefitting companies active in…
Executive Summary
On 20 February 2024, the German Federal Court of Justice ("FCJ") ruled on the disclosure of trade secrets in antitrust proceedings. The underlying case (File No. KVB 69/23)…
Approaching the summer vacation, the end of July was deemed extremely eventful for NCA enforcement actions. On 18 July, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA or AGCM) triggered a sanctioning…
Part I: Prohibitive Provisions
This blog post is the first in a series of two blog posts. The objective of this series is to provide a brief overview of the Draft Amendment of the Turkish Competition…
At a glance…
Despite fielding a referral question on information exchange and 'by object' violations which could easily have been met with a 'slam dunk' but anodyne judgment, the top EU Court's…
Introduction
Companies nowadays are subject to strict regulations in different areas of law. These regulations have obliged companies to implement compliance programmes to ensure that they comply…
Background
Asymmetrical relationships can be defined as
unequal status or power relations between participants, whose roles are termed superior (...) and subordinate. Expectations and behaviour are…
