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<div class="main"> <div class="crayon contact-descriptif-21464 texte descriptif"><p>Kristien Geeurickx is a professional support consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills, based in the firm’s London office. She studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, at the Institut Européen, Nice and at UCL (LLM) and specialises in all aspects of EU and UK competition law.</p></div> <h3 class="distinction">Distinctions</h3> <div class="crayon contact-bio-21464 texte bio"><p><a href="https://awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/2024/business-articles/" class="spip_out" rel="external">Nominee, 2024 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Procedure</a></p> <p><a href="http://awa2016.concurrences.com/articles-awards/business-articles-awards/" class="spip_out" rel="external">Nominee, 2016 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Concerted Practices</a></p> <div class="spip_document_123897 spip_document spip_documents spip_document_image spip_documents_left spip_document_left"> <figure class="spip_doc_inner"> <img src="https://www.concurrences.com/IMG/png/awa_2024_logo_small_nominated.png?123897/e91ad8e2c8244f4dc701a2b0a4a963b7ae1217a1a938168bf78501f4ee58538e" width="100" height="70" alt=""> </figure> </div></div> 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href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2024/the-eu-commission-fines-a-pharmaceutical-company-eur462-6m-for-misusing" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission fines a pharmaceutical company €462.6M for misusing divisional patents and implementing a disparagement campaign <em>(Teva)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-10-30T23:00:00Z">31 October 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 163</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-121446 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 31 October 2024 the European Commission (Commission) imposed a fine of €462.6 million on pharmaceutical company Teva for abuse of dominance in relation to its blockbuster drug Copaxone, which is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. The abuse consists of a misuse of the patent (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/daniel-masterton">Daniel Masterton</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-eu-court-of-justice-rules-that-an-online-accommodation-platform-s-price" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice rules that an online accommodation platform’s price parity clauses do not qualify as ancillary restraints under Art. 101(1) TFEU <em>(Booking.com)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-09-18T22:00:00Z">19 September 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 273</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120846 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 19 September 2024 the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in a referral made by the Amsterdam District Court in the context of a dispute between Booking.com and a number of German accommodation providers. The CJEU was asked whether the wide and narrow price parity (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/vassilena-karadakova">Vassilena Karadakova</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/alex-rickets">Alexander Rickets</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-eu-general-court-upholds-the-commission-s-decision-to-fine-a-chipmaker-for" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court upholds the Commission’s decision to fine a chipmaker for predatory pricing <em>(Qualcomm)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-09-17T22:00:00Z">18 September 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 176</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120935 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its judgment of 18 September 2024, the General Court has largely rejected Qualcomm’s application to annul the European Commission’s 2019 predatory pricing decision. The Court did however slightly reduce the fine, from € 242 million to € 238.7 million, due to methodology errors. Qualcomm had (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/kian-o-connell">Kian O’Connell</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-eu-court-of-justice-finds-the-commission-s-recent-policy-of-referrals-for" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice finds the Commission’s recent policy of referrals for below-threshold mergers illegal in a landmark case <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-09-02T22:00:00Z">3 September 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 180</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120519 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 3 September 2024 the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) set aside the General Court’s ruling in Illumina and Grail’s appeals against the Commission’s decision to take jurisdiction to review their transaction under its revised Article 22 referral policy and annulled the Commission’s decision (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lode-van-den-hende">Lode Van Den Hende</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/morris-schonberg">Morris Schonberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2024/the-eu-parliament-re-elects-ursula-von-der-leyen-as-president-of-the-commission" rel="bookmark">The EU Parliament re-elects Ursula von der Leyen as President of the Commission for a second term</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-07-17T22:00:00Z">18 July 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 48</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119899 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 18 July 2024 Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as president of the EU Commission for a second five-year term, having received the backing of 401 members of the European Parliament (41 more than required). In her role as president of the EU Commission she will set the agenda for the EU’s (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/alex-rickets">Alexander Rickets</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/natalia-rodriguez">Natalia Rodriguez</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-uk-government-enacts-the-digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-act-to" rel="bookmark">The UK Government enacts the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act to create a new pro-competition regulatory regime for digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-23T22:00:00Z">24 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 246</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118914 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 24 May 2024 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act) received Royal Assent. The Act is long awaited, having been delayed by parliamentary priorities and timing considerations. Following the announcement on 22 May 2024 of the UK parliamentary elections which will take (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="content-inner-more"> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/natalia-rodriguez">Natalia Rodriguez</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/alex-rickets">Alexander Rickets</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-uk-competition-authority-consults-on-its-digital-markets-regime-guidance" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority consults on its digital markets regime guidance under the new DMCC Act</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-23T22:00:00Z">24 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 58</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118974 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 24 May 2024, the CMA published for consultation its long-awaited draft guidance on its digital markets powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act). This followed the DMCC Act receiving Royal Assent, also on 24 May 2024, with the legislation pushed through its (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-england-wales-high-court-upholds-the-competition-authority-s-power-to" rel="bookmark">The England & Wales High Court upholds the Competition Authority’s power to search domestic premises <em>(CMA / CAT)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-21T22:00:00Z">22 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 93</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118509 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 22 April 2024 the High Court published its ruling in the CMA’s appeal against the CAT’s refusal to grant a dawn raid warrant to search domestic premises. It held that the CAT had erred in its reasoning in relation to warrants to search domestic premises, by setting a higher threshold for (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/natalia-rodriguez">Natalia Rodriguez</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/morris-schonberg">Morris Schonberg</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-informal-guidance-suggesting-that-an" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes informal guidance suggesting that an agreement between supermarkets to increase the number of suppliers setting net zero targets does not breach competition law <em>(WWF-UK)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-18T23:00:00Z">19 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 12</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117828 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 19 March 2024 the CMA published informal guidance under its Green Agreements Guidance, following a request from WWF-UK (World Wildlife Fund UK) for guidance on a Proposal involving competing leading supermarkets making a joint commitment to increase the number of suppliers setting net zero (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lode-van-den-hende">Lode Van Den Hende</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/morris-schonberg">Morris Schonberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2024/the-eu-commission-publishes-a-policy-brief-on-the-first-100-days-since-the" rel="bookmark"><strong>Foreign Subsidies</strong>: The EU Commission publishes a policy brief on the first 100 days since the start of the obligation to notify qualifying concentrations under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation regime</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-02-21T23:00:00Z">22 February 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 224</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117430 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Commission has published a Policy Brief on the first 100 days since the start of the obligation to notify qualifying concentrations under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) regime. The Policy Brief covers the period from 12 October 2023, when notifications became mandatory, to 20 (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2024/the-eu-commission-publishes-its-new-market-definition-notice-which-aspires-to" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes its new Market Definition Notice which aspires to be fit for new market realities</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-02-07T23:00:00Z">8 February 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 112</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117259 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 8 February 2024 the Commission adopted a revised Market Definition Notice (the Notice). This introduces new features, updates and clarifications in order to reflect new market realities, in particular the impact of digitalisation and the new ways of offering goods and services, and to bring (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/natalia-rodriguez">Natalia Rodriguez</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/phoebe-hirst">Phoebe Hirst</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2024/the-england-wales-court-of-appeal-holds-that-the-competition-authority-can" rel="bookmark">The England & Wales Court of Appeal holds that the Competition Authority can require overseas companies to produce documents in its antitrust investigations <em>(Volkswagen / BMW)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-01-16T23:00:00Z">17 January 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 173</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116865 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its ruling of 17 January 2024 the Court of Appeal allowed the CMA’s appeal against a joint judgment by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) and the Administrative Court in the BMW and Volkswagen cases, relating to the scope of the CMA’s information gathering powers under Section 26 of the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joe-williams">Joe Williams</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/eve-meurgey">Eve Meurgey</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2024/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-an-overview-of-its-provisional-approach" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes an overview of its provisional approach on how it plans to implement the new digital markets competition regime</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-01-10T23:00:00Z">11 January 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 107</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116785 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 11 January 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an overview of its provisional approach on how it plans to implement the new Digital Markets competition regime created under Part 1 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill). The overview document (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2023/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-refuses-a-request-by-the-competition" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal refuses a request by the Competition Authority for a warrant to search domestic premises and explains legal privilege for electronic documents</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-12-06T23:00:00Z">7 December 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 132</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116426 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 7 December 2023 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published its judgment of 12 October 2023 in which it refused to grant a warrant for the CMA to enter and search the domestic premises of an individual for the purposes of an investigation under the Competition Act 1998. The judgment sets (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2023/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-the-final-version-of-its-green" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes the final version of its Green Agreements Guidance aimed at assisting businesses with their assessment of the application of the UK competition rules to environmental sustainability agreements entered into between competitors</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-10-11T22:00:00Z">12 October 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 90</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-115000 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 12 October 2023 the CMA published the final version of its Green Agreements Guidance (Guidance) aimed at assisting businesses with their assessment of the application of the UK competition rules to environmental sustainability agreements entered into between competitors. The aim of the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2023/the-eu-commission-adopts-horizontal-block-exemption-regulations-and-guidelines" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission adopts Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-31T22:00:00Z">1 June 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 414</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112867 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 1 June 2023 the EU Commission adopted its new horizontal block exemption Regulations (covering R&D agreements and Specialisation agreements) and Horizontal Guidelines (Guidelines). The new block exemption Regulations will apply as of 1 July 2023 (with a transitional period of two years (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/morris-schonberg">Morris Schonberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2023/the-eu-commission-adopts-its-revised-guidelines-on-horizontal-cooperation" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission adopts its revised Guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements and Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on R&D and Specialisation Agreements</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-31T22:00:00Z">1 June 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 226</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113012 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 1 June 2023 the European Commission adopted its revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements (Guidelines) together with its revised horizontal block exemption Regulations on R&D and Specialisation Agreements. For an overview of the revised Guidelines see our blog post here. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2023/the-eu-commission-adopts-new-horizontal-cooperation-guidelines-and-publishes-113508" rel="bookmark"> The EU Commission adopts new Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines and publishes the R&D and Specialization Block Exemption Regulations which introduce a new era for horizontal cooperation in line with the Court of Justice’s and the Commission’s decisional practices</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-31T22:00:00Z">1 June 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 251</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113508 introduction entry-content"> <p>Overview of the EU Commission’s Guidance on Information Exchange <br class='autobr' /> In June 2023 the European Commission adopted its revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements (Guidelines) together with its revised horizontal block exemption Regulations on R&D and Specialisation Agreements. For (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/alex-rickets">Alexander Rickets</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-uk-government-introduces-a-bill-before-parliament-which-would-hand-new" rel="bookmark">The UK Government introduces a Bill before Parliament which would hand new powers to the Competition Authority to regulate digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-24T22:00:00Z">25 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 176</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112377 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCC Bill) has now been published and introduced before Parliament. This Bill is long awaited, having been delayed by parliamentary priorities and timing considerations. Its scope and implications are wide-ranging, and follow on both from a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-eu-commission-publishes-a-package-of-measures-aimed-at-simplifying-its" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes a package of measures aimed at simplifying its merger control procedures in order to reduce the workload and costs of mergers</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-19T22:00:00Z">20 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 117</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112196 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 April 2023 the European Commission published a package of measures aimed at simplifying its merger control procedures under the EU merger Regulation (EUMR). The new measures, which will take effect as of 1 September 2023, aim to streamline and make less burdensome the Commission’s merger (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/morris-schonberg">Morris Schonberg</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-draft-guidance-on-sustainability" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes draft guidance on sustainability agreements to provide greater certainty for businesses on how competition rules apply to agreements aimed at achieving environmental and sustainability goals</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-27T23:00:00Z">28 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 82</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111532 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 28 February the CMA published its long-awaited draft guidance on sustainability agreements, setting out the circumstances under which collaboration between competitors aimed at protecting or enhancing sustainability may be compatible with competition law. The aim of the guidance is to ensure (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2022/the-eu-commission-blocks-the-acquisition-of-a-genetics-analysis-provider-by-a" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission blocks the acquisition of a genetics analysis provider by a cancer detection healthcare company <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-09-05T22:00:00Z">6 September 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 814</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108572 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 6 September 2022 the EU Commission adopted a decision under the EU merger Regulation (EUMR) prohibiting the completed acquisition by Illumina of GRAIL. This is the first time the Commission has examined a transaction below the EUMR thresholds and all national EU Member State thresholds which (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/clemence-barraud">Clémence Barraud</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2022/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-sets-aside-the-decision-of-the-competition" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal sets aside the decision of the Competition Authority on MFC clauses on the grounds that it had not demonstrated any appreciable adverse effects on competition to the requisite legal standard <em>(ComparetheMarket)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-08-07T22:00:00Z">8 August 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 185</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108495 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 8 August 2022 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) set aside the CMA’s infringement decision in its Compare The Market investigation relating to the use of wide MFN clauses. The CAT concluded that the CMA’s definition of the relevant market in the decision was materially wrong and that the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/alex-rickets">Alexander Rickets</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2022/the-uk-parliament-publishes-market-guidance-for-the-implementation-of-the" rel="bookmark">The UK Parliament publishes market guidance for the implementation of the National Securities and Investment Act</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-07-18T22:00:00Z">19 July 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1418</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107863 introduction entry-content"> <p>The UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act entered into force on 4 January 2022, introducing a new standalone UK regime for the review of qualifying transactions and investments on national security grounds (see our detailed briefing on the regime here). <br class='autobr' /> On 19 July 2022, the UK (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/special-issues/gun-jumping/concentrations/the-eu-general-court-endorses-the-commission-s-revised-approach-to-review" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court endorses the Commission’s revised approach to review transactions below EU and national merger thresholds via Article 22 EUMR referrals <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-07-12T22:00:00Z">13 July 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 242</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107862 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its judgment of 13 July 2022 the General Court endorsed the EU Commission’s revised approach to Article 22 EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) referrals as set out in its March 2021 Guidance. The case relates to an appeal brought by Illumina against the Commission’s decision to accept the referral (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/andrew-north">Andrew North</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2022/the-uk-supreme-court-overturns-the-ruling-of-the-court-of-appeal-on-costs-in-a" rel="bookmark">The UK Supreme Court overturns the ruling of the Court of Appeal on costs in a dispute between the Competition Authority and two pharmaceutical companies <em>(Pfizer / Flynn Pharma)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-24T22:00:00Z">25 May 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 328</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106907 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 25 May 2022 the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s ruling on costs in Pfizer and Flynn Pharma and concluded that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had applied the correct test when awarding a proportion of their costs against the CMA. <br class='autobr' /> The Court of Appeal had held that, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Camille-Puech-Baron">Camille Puech-Baron</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/nika-nonveiller">Nika Nonveiller</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2022/the-eu-commission-publishes-new-competition-rules-for-vertical-agreements" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes new competition rules for vertical agreements</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-09T22:00:00Z">10 May 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 375</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106833 introduction entry-content"> <p>Following a comprehensive review and consultation process, the new revised EU vertical agreements block exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines have now been published and will come into force on 1 June 2022. The Commission’s stated objectives of the review process were to adjust the safe (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2022/the-uk-government-publishes-its-proposals-for-a-new-pro-competition-regime-in" rel="bookmark">The UK Government publishes its proposals for a new pro-competition regime in digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-05T22:00:00Z">6 May 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 339</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106824 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 6 May 2022 the UK government published its response to the July 2021 consultation on a new pro-competition regime for digital markets (see our blog post here), setting out its proposals for the design of a new regime to proactively shape the behaviour of the most powerful technology firms (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2022/the-uk-government-publishes-its-response-to-the-consultation-proposing-a-wide" rel="bookmark">The UK Government publishes its response to the consultation proposing a wide range of far-reaching changes to the competition and consumer protection regimes</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-04-19T22:00:00Z">20 April 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 440</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106321 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 April 2022 the UK government published its response to the consultation launched in July 2021, proposing a wide range of far-reaching changes to the UK competition and consumer protection regimes (see our blog post on the consultation here). Taking into account the feedback received from (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-eu-commission-invites-comments-on-its-draft-revised-rules-on-horizontal" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission invites comments on its draft revised rules on horizontal cooperation agreements</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-28T23:00:00Z">1 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 695</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105651 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 1 March 2022 the EU Commission published, for consultation, its draft revised rules on horizontal cooperation agreements. The rules consist of two horizontal block exemption Regulations (covering Research & Development agreements and Specialisation agreements) and Guidelines on the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-eu-commission-reviews-its-guidelines-on-vertical-restraints-within-the" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission reviews its guidelines on vertical restraints within the broader context of the review of the Vertical Block Exemption regulation</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-03T23:00:00Z">4 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 807</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105180 introduction entry-content"> <p>The European Commission (“Commission”) is currently reviewing its Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (“Vertical Guidelines”) within the broader context of the review of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and consulted on its proposals last year. It has now launched a further (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2022/the-uk-competition-authority-issues-proceedings-in-the-high-court-seeking-the" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority initiates proceedings in the High Court seeking the disqualification of 7 directors in connection with its decision on illegal market sharing arrangements for the supply of Prochlorperazine tablets <em>(Alliance Pharmaceuticals / Focus / Lexon / Medreich)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-02T23:00:00Z">3 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 127</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111538 introduction entry-content"> <p>Through a pattern of recent enforcement action, the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has sent a clear message to business: it will not hesitate to hold senior management personally liable for competition law infringements. As a matter of policy the CMA is increasingly determined to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/tim-briggs">Tim Briggs</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-uk-government-releases-the-national-security-and-investment-act-introducing" rel="bookmark">The UK Government releases the National Security and Investment Act, introducing a new foreign direct investment regime with standalone powers for the review of FDI</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-14T23:00:00Z">15 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 379</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103706 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 4 January 2022 the UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act enters into force, introducing a new foreign direct investment (FDI) regime with standalone powers for the review of FDI in the UK. The new regime replaces the existing public interest merger regime provisions of the Enterprise (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-holds-that-a-victim-of-anticompetitive-conduct-is" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice holds that a victim of anticompetitive conduct is entitled to seek damages from the subsidiary of an infringing parent company <em>(Sumal / Mercedes Benz Trucks España)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-05T22:00:00Z">6 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 284</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103684 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its judgment of 6 October 2021, following a reference by the Provincial Court of Barcelona, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) held that a victim of anti-competitive conduct is entitled to seek damages from the subsidiary (not referred to in the infringement decision) of an infringing (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2021/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-approves-the-first-application-for-a" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal approves the first application for a collective proceedings order under the competition class action regime <em>(Merricks / Mastercard)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-08-17T22:00:00Z">18 August 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 331</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102831 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 18 August 2021 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) approved the first application for a collective proceedings order (CPO) under the UK’s competition class action regime introduced in 2015, in Walter Hugh Merricks CBE v Mastercard Incorporated and Others. The application was initially (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-uk-government-publishes-the-report-of-its-market-study-into-the-electric" rel="bookmark">The UK Government publishes the report of its market study into the electric vehicle charging sector</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-22T22:00:00Z">23 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 348</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101802 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 23 July 2021 the CMA published the report of its market study into the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector, in which it sets out a range of measures in order to ensure that a comprehensive and competitive national network of EV charge points is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on new petrol (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-uk-government-launches-a-consultation-on-a-wide-range-of-far-reaching" rel="bookmark"> The UK Government launches a consultation on a wide range of far-reaching changes it is proposing to the UK competition and consumer protection regimes</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-19T22:00:00Z">20 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 405</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101798 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 July 2021 the UK government launched a consultation on a wide range of far-reaching changes it is proposing to the UK competition and consumer protection regimes. As a result of Brexit the UK is now in a position to decide, independently from the EU Commission, how it promotes and enforces (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-uk-government-publishes-a-consultation-on-its-proposals-for-a-competition" rel="bookmark">The UK Government publishes a consultation on its proposals for a competition regime for digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-19T22:00:00Z">20 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 278</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101801 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 July 2021 the government published a consultation on its proposals for a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. The proposals are based on the recommendations set out in the Furman Review, the CMA’s final report of its market study into online platforms and advertising and the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/florian-huerkamp">Florian Huerkamp</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-eu-commission-publishes-drafts-of-revised-vertical-block-exemption" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes drafts of revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-08T22:00:00Z">9 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 931</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101507 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 9 July 2021, following a comprehensive consultation process, the EU Commission (Commission) published its proposals for a revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (Draft VBER) and Draft Vertical Guidelines, due to replace the current regime which expires on 31 May 2022. The previous (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-consultation-on-its-proposed" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes consultation on its proposed recommendations to the Government on the future of the retained vertical agreements block exemption regulation</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-16T22:00:00Z">17 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 411</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101294 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 17 June 2021 the CMA published a consultation on its proposed recommendations to the Secretary of State on the future of the retained vertical agreements block exemption Regulation (VBER). At the end of the Brexit transition period the EU VBER became retained EU law in the UK, until its (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-confirms-the-competition-authority-s-broad" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal confirms the Competition Authority’s broad approach to the share of supply test resulting in the decision to block the merger between two software suppliers in a first case where the cartelist’s fine is reduced due to implementing a compliance program <em>(Sabre / Farelogix)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-20T22:00:00Z">21 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 256</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101215 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its judgment of 21 May 2021 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) upheld the CMA’s approach in applying the share of supply test to assert jurisdiction over Sabre’s acquisition of Farelogix, (with the CMA ultimately prohibiting the transaction following an in-depth investigation). The CAT (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/marcel-nuys">Marcel Nuys</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/sergio-sorinas">Sergio Sorinas</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-eu-commission-publishes-guidance-on-article-22-referrals-for-transactions" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes guidance on Article 22 referrals for transactions falling below national thresholds</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-25T23:00:00Z">26 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 755</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100040 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 26 March 2021 the EU Commission (Commission) published revised guidance on the referral mechanism set out in Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), under which the Commission will now accept referrals from Member States for deals that fall below the domestic jurisdictional thresholds (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/sebastian-moore-hsf-com">Sebastien Moore</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/agathe-celarie">Agathe Célarié</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-dismisses-the-appeals-of-several-manufacturers-of-100045" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice dismisses the appeals of several manufacturers of medicines and upholds the Commission’s decision regarding a pay-for-delay infringement <em>(Lundbeck)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-24T23:00:00Z">25 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 751</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100045 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 25 March 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) dismissed the appeals by Lundbeck and five producers of generic medicines against the General Court’s (GC) judgments that upheld the Commission’s decision and the fines it had imposed in its first pay-for-delay infringement decision in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/sebastian-moore-hsf-com">Sebastien Moore</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-eu-commission-investigates-for-the-first-time-a-case-relating-to-divisional" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission investigates for the first time a case relating to divisional patent filing and litigation strategies in the pharmaceutical sector <em>(Teva)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-03T23:00:00Z">4 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 778</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99604 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 4 March 2021 the EU Commission announced it has launched a formal investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct by pharmaceutical company Teva in relation to its blockbuster drug Copaxone, which is used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. <br class='autobr' /> The patent for the active ingredient in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-uk-parliament-publishes-recommendations-for-a-stronger-competition-and" rel="bookmark">The UK Parliament publishes recommendations for a stronger competition and consumer protection regime</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-02-15T23:00:00Z">16 February 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 158</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99568 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 16 February the UK government published a Report by John Penrose MP, commissioned earlier this year to lead a review on how the UK’s competition regime will need to evolve to meet its policy aims of promoting a dynamic, innovation-driven economy which delivers for consumers and businesses (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kaufman">Max Kaufman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/agathe-celarie">Agathe Célarié</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-eu-commission-accepts-the-commitment-offered-by-a-pharmaceutical-company-to" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission accepts the commitment offered by a pharmaceutical company to reduce drug prices by 73% <em>(Aspen)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-02-09T23:00:00Z">10 February 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 280</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99565 introduction entry-content"> <p>“When the price of a drug suddenly goes up by several hundred percent, this is something the Commission may look at” Commissioner Vestager said when opening a formal investigation into Aspen’s alleged excessive pricing conduct in May 2017. On 10 February 2021, the EU Commission (Commission) (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-guidance-on-environmental-sustainability" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes guidance on environmental sustainability agreements and competition law</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-26T23:00:00Z">27 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 541</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99025 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 27 January 2021 the CMA published high level Guidance on environmental sustainability agreements and competition law (Guidance). Supporting the transition to a low carbon economy is one of the CMA’s strategic objectives (set out in its annual plan for 2021/22) and the CMA is keen to ensure (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-a-notice-of-a-standalone-competition" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes a notice of a standalone competition damages claim against a trade association for abusing its dominant position and engaging in anti-competitive agreements <em>(International Tin Association)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-25T23:00:00Z">26 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 386</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98988 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 26 January 2021 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published a notice of a standalone competition damages claim (brought under section 47A of the Competition Act 1998) by Kerilee Investments, a metal trader, against the International Tin Association, a UK based trade association. The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-uk-government-and-the-eu-commission-agree-on-a-trade-and-cooperation-act" rel="bookmark">The UK Government and the EU Commission agree on a trade and cooperation act detailing the applicability of both merger control regimes after Brexit</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-30T23:00:00Z">31 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 197</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98737 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 1 January 2021, with the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK entered the real world of Brexit. This has immediate implications for merger control both in the UK and the EU. Any companies involved in deals need to be aware of the impact. <br class='autobr' /> As of 1 January 2021 the EU Merger Regulation (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-eu-commission-publishes-consultation-on-vertical-block-exemption-regulation" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes consultation on Vertical Block Exemption Regulation policy options</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-17T23:00:00Z">18 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 390</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98648 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 18 December 2020 the Commission published a further consultation on its proposals for a revised vertical agreements block exemption Regulation (VBER) and guidelines. The Commission’s steps to date, and conclusions of its evaluation phase, are set out in our HSF Notes post from 17 September (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/peter-rowland">Peter Rowland</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-uk-competition-authority-proposes-a-pro-competition-regime-for-digital" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority proposes a pro-competition regime for digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-07T23:00:00Z">8 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 205</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98325 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 8 December 2020 the CMA issued advice to the UK government on the design and implementation of a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. The advice was prepared by the Digital Markets Taskforce (DMT) formally launched by the CMA on 1 July 2020, following recommendations by the Digital (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/dorothy-livingston">Dorothy Livingston</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-uk-competition-authority-and-the-eu-commission-publish-guidance-on-the" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority and the EU Commission publish guidance on the impact of Brexit on competition law</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-01T23:00:00Z">2 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 125</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98313 introduction entry-content"> <p>Last week both the CMA and the European Commission published their final guidance on the impact of Brexit on competition law after the end of the transition period. <br class='autobr' /> Both sets of guidance explain the legal changes after the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 and how these will (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/christon-shenolikar">Christon Shenolikar</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-eu-general-court-annuls-the-commission-s-decision-prohibiting-an" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court annuls the Commission’s decision prohibiting an oligopolistic merger between two mobile network operators in the telecommunication sector on the basis that it did not result in the creation or strengthening of a dominant position <em>(Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-05-27T22:00:00Z">28 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 717</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95202 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 28 May 2020 the General Court handed down its ruling in CK Telecoms UK Investment Ltd v European Commission (Case T-399/16) in which it annulled the EU Commission’s decision which prohibited the proposed acquisition by CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (Hutchison) of Telefónica Europe plc (O2). The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-guidance-on-its-approach-to-merger" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes guidance on its approach to merger control during the COVID-19 pandemic</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-21T22:00:00Z">22 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 307</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94468 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance on its approach to merger control during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance deals with procedural issues as well as substantive assessment, and makes it clear that on the whole the CMA’s approach remains one of ‘business as (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/daniel-vowden">Daniel Vowden</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/ruth-allen">Ruth Allen</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-uk-competition-authority-announces-its-provisional-clearance-of-a-proposed" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority announces its provisional clearance of a proposed acquisition of a stake in a food delivery company in its first application of “failing firm” defence during the COVID-19 pandemic <em>(Amazon / Deliveroo)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-16T22:00:00Z">17 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 2165</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94334 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 17 April 2020 the CMA announced its provisional clearance of Amazon’s proposed acquisition of a stake in Deliveroo. The transaction was referred for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation in December 2019, in light of concerns about the impact on competition for the supply of online restaurant (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-eu-commission-publishes-a-temporary-framework-for-assessing-antitrust" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission publishes a Temporary Framework for assessing antitrust issues relating to business cooperation as a response to the urgency stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-07T22:00:00Z">8 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 522</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94269 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 8 April 2020 the Commission published a ‘Temporary framework for assessing antitrust issues related to business cooperation in response to situations of urgency stemming from the current COVID-19 outbreak’ (Temporary Framework). The Commission recognises the exceptional challenges faced by (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/Mark-Jephcott">Mark Jephcott</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2019/the-uk-competition-authority-publishes-an-interim-report-in-its-market-study-on" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority publishes an interim report on its market study of online platforms and digital advertising</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-12-17T23:00:00Z">18 December 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 19</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101366 introduction entry-content"> <p>In July this year the CMA launched its digital markets strategy, which sets out how the CMA will continue to protect consumers in rapidly developing digital markets. A key element of this strategy was the launch of a market study into online platforms and digital advertising and the CMA has now (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2019/the-uk-government-provides-a-withdrawal-agreement-for-the-competition-authority" rel="bookmark">The UK Government provides a withdrawal agreement for the Competition Authority’s merger control during the Brexit transition period and after</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-10-18T22:00:00Z">19 October 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 78</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93497 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 31 January 2020, at 11pm GMT, the UK ceased to be a Member State of the EU and the transition period provided for in Article 126 of the Withdrawal Agreement started to run. This briefing looks at the provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement that are relevant for merger control, both during the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2019/the-uk-competition-authority-imposes-a-fine-for-failure-to-comply-with-document" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority imposes a fine for failure to comply with mandatory document requests under Section 109 Notices <em>(Sabre / Farelogix)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-10-10T22:00:00Z">11 October 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 21</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101383 introduction entry-content"> <p>The CMA today published a penalty notice addressed to Sabre Corporation in the context of its anticipated acquisition of Farelogix Inc, for its failure to comply with two Section 109 Enterprise Act Notices. The anticipated acquisition is currently being examined by the CMA after its Merger (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/susan-black">Susan Black</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2019/the-uk-competition-authority-disqualifies-three-former-directors-of-companies" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority disqualifies three former directors of companies involved in a bid rigging cartel in the design, construction and fit-out services market <em>(Robb Simms-Davies / Trevor Hall / Oliver James Hammond)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-05-09T22:00:00Z">10 May 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 132</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93530 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 10th May 2019 the CMA secured the disqualification of three former directors of companies involved in a bid rigging cartel in the design, construction and fit-out services sector. The three directors have given legally binding disqualification undertakings under which they will be banned from (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2019/the-uk-court-of-appeal-overturns-the-competition-appeal-tribunal-s-refusal-to" rel="bookmark">The England & Wales Court of Appeal overturns the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s refusal to certify a collective action claim <em>(MasterCard / Merricks)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-04-15T22:00:00Z">16 April 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 29</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101420 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its judgment of 16 April 2019 the Court of Appeal overturned the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (CAT) decision refusing certification in the MasterCard collective action claim and remitted the case back to the CAT for a re-hearing. The CAT’s refusal to certify the claim and grant a Collective (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2019/the-eu-court-of-justice-holds-that-principles-applied-in-order-to-determine-the" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice holds that the principles applied in order to determine the relevant entities for liability for fines should also be applied to determine the relevant entities liable for damages under private damages claims <em>(Vantaan kaupunki / Skanska)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-03-13T23:00:00Z">14 March 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 205</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93540 introduction entry-content"> <p>In a preliminary ruling request made by the Finnish Supreme Court on the question of the relevant entities liable for damages, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) held that principles applied in order to determine the relevant entities for liability for fines under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/veronica-roberts">Veronica Roberts</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2019/the-uk-competition-appeal-tribunal-upholds-the-competition-authority-s-first" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds the Competition Authority’s first infringement decision for breach of an interim order in a merger investigation <em>(Electro Rent)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2019-02-10T23:00:00Z">11 February 2019</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 128</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93544 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 11 February 2019 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) upheld the CMA’s first infringement decision for breach of an interim order imposed on a completed merger under investigation. Electro Rent had served a break notice on the lease of its UK premises without first seeking the CMA’s consent (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2018/the-eu-general-court-confirms-that-the-bank-was-jointly-and-severally-liable" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court confirms that a bank investor was jointly and severally liable for the conduct of one of the cartelists <em>(Goldman Sachs)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2018-07-11T22:00:00Z">12 July 2018</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 84</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93560 introduction entry-content"> <p>The General Court’s ruling in Goldman Sachs’ appeal in the power cables cartel confirms that the bank was jointly and severally liable for the conduct of Prysmian, one of the cartelists, because of the nature of its investment in the company. The General Court confirmed that the Commission was (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephen-wisking">Stephen Wisking</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2018/the-eu-court-of-justice-provides-guidance-on-the-standstill-obligation-which" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the standstill obligation which prevents parties from implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance decision <em>(EY / KPMG)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2018-05-30T22:00:00Z">31 May 2018</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 110</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93628 introduction entry-content"> <p>For the first time since the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) came into force the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has provided guidance on the scope the standstill obligation (Article 7(1) EUMR) which prevents parties implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2018/the-uk-supreme-court-founds-that-the-oft-did-not-act-unlawfully-in-failing-to" rel="bookmark">The UK Supreme Court finds that the OFT did not act unlawfully in failing to repay fines imposed on tobacco manufacturers as part of a retail pricing investigation’s settlement <em>(Gallaher / Somerfield)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2018-05-15T22:00:00Z">16 May 2018</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 90</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93630 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Supreme Court has found that the OFT (the CMA’s predecessor) did not act unlawfully in failing to repay fines imposed on Gallaher and Somerfield as part of their settlement of the OFT’s tobacco retail pricing investigation. This was the case despite there being: a successful appeal against (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2018/the-eu-commission-fines-eur124-5-million-a-multinational-cable-and-telecoms" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission fines a multinational cable and telecoms company €124.5M for having implemented its acquisition prior to notifying the transaction and receiving clearance <em>(Altice / PT Portugal)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2018-04-23T22:00:00Z">24 April 2018</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 99</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93632 introduction entry-content"> <p>The EU Commission has imposed a fine of €124.5 million on Altice, a multinational cable and telecoms company, for having implemented its acquisition of Portuguese telecoms operator PT Portugal prior to notifying the transaction and receiving clearance under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/tim-briggs">Tim Briggs</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2017/the-eu-commission-unveils-a-set-of-proposals-for-the-screening-of-foreign" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission unveils a set of proposals for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2017-09-12T22:00:00Z">13 September 2017</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 75</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93668 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 13 September 2017 the EU Commission unveiled a set of proposals for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU. <br class='autobr' /> Whereas the Commission recognises the benefits of foreign direct investment and its importance for growth, jobs and innovation in the EU, it also wants to be in a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2017/the-eu-court-of-justice-refers-back-to-the-general-court-a-case-for-it-to" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice refers back to the General Court a case for it to examine the factual and economic evidence and to establish whether the rebates at issue are capable of restricting competition <em>(Intel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2017-09-05T22:00:00Z">6 September 2017</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 99</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93669 introduction entry-content"> <p>In its long awaited judgment on Intel’s appeal against the General Court’s ruling that its rebate scheme was inherently anticompetitive and that there was no need to consider the circumstances of the case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today referred the case back to the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/sergio-sorinas">Sergio Sorinas</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2016/the-eu-court-of-justice-ag-wahl-opts-for-a-more-effect-based-approach-on-en" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice AG Wahl opts for a more effect-based approach on rebates and proposes an annulment of the EU General Court’s judgment <em>(Intel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2016-10-19T22:00:00Z">20 October 2016</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 122</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93552 introduction entry-content"> <p>In Intel’s appeal against the General Court’s judgement of June 2014 (which upheld the Commission’s decision that Intel abused its dominant position by virtue of operating exclusivity rebate schemes – see here for our e-bulletin on the judgment), Advocate General Wahl recommends that the Court (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andre-pretorius">André Pretorius</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/henar-gonzalez-durantez">Henar González Durántez</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/michael-dietrich-1898">Michael Dietrich</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/sergio-sorinas">Sergio Sorinas</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2015/the-eu-court-of-justice-rules-on-issues-concerning-retroactive-rebates-and-the-en" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice rules on issues concerning retroactive rebates and the procedures through which these rebates can be characterized as abusive <em>(Post Danmark II)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-10-05T22:00:00Z">6 October 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 401</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-79514 introduction entry-content"> <p>This article has been nominated for the 2016 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. <br class='autobr' /> Introduction <br class='autobr' /> On 6 October 2015, the European Court of Justice (the Court) issued its preliminary ruling in Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet (Competition (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2015/the-eu-court-of-justice-considers-that-the-bilateral-exchange-of-pre-pricing-en" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice considers that the bilateral exchange of pre-pricing informations to a concerted practice with the object of restricting competition is an anticompetitive practice <em>(Dole)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-03-18T23:00:00Z">19 March 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 445</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-79540 introduction entry-content"> <p>This article has been nominated for the 2016 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. <br class='autobr' /> In its ruling of 19 March 2015 (Case C-286/13P) relating to the banana cartel, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) dismissed the appeal by banana importer Dole (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteur/James-Quinney">James Quinney</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kim-dietzel">Kim Dietzel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2013/The-UK-Parliament-adopts-a-reform" rel="bookmark">The UK Parliament adopts a reform of competition regime</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2013-04-24T22:00:00Z">25 April 2013</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 222</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-51816 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 25 April 2013 the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (ERR Bill) received Royal Assent. The proposals for reform of the UK competition regime, published by the Government in March 2012, are set out in Part 3 and Part 4 of the new ERR Act and are expected to come fully into force in April (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2012/the-ecj-dismisses-pharmaceutical-company-s-appeal-against-commission-and-eu" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice dismisses pharmaceutical company’s appeal against the Commission and EU General Courts’ findings that it abused its dominant position by misusing patent systems and pharmaceutical marketing procedures to exclude generic competitors from the market and restrict parallel imports <em>(AstraZeneca)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2012-12-05T23:00:00Z">6 December 2012</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1595</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-50286 introduction entry-content"> <p>1. Introduction <br class='autobr' /> The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has dismissed AstraZeneca’s appeal against the Commission’s and General Court’s findings that the company abused its dominant position under Article 102 TFEU by misusing the patent system and pharmaceutical marketing procedures in order to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kyriakos-fountoukakos">Kyriakos Fountoukakos</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/kristien-geeurickx">Kristien Geeurickx</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2002-849/the-eu-court-of-justice-clarifies-that-eu-legal-professional-privilege-applies" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice clarifies that EU legal professional privilege applies to legal advice in general as opposed to only to advice that is prepared in the context of the client’s rights of defence in legal proceedings <em>(Orde van Vlaamse Balies)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2002-12-07T23:00:00Z">8 December 2002</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 4</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120985 introduction entry-content"> <p>This article has been nominated for the 2024 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. <br class='autobr' /> In a recent preliminary reference ruling (Orde van Vlaamse Balies) the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) clarified that EU legal (…)</p> </div> </article></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner-actions"> <button class="btn-toggle" onclick="return toggle_content_inner.apply(this);"><b class="label_open">Read More </b><span><i class="picto picto-toggle"></i></span></button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section_primary section_awards"> <div class="section__container"> <h2 class="content-inner-title"><span>Awards Articles</span></h2> <div class="liste"> <div class="liste-items-well"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="item content-thematique"> <article class="article auteurs_2 article-awards"> <div class="article-awards-qualification"> <span class="awards-article-annee">2024</span> <span>-</span> <span 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