In a recent judgment, the Austrian Supreme Court found that the concept of the "single economic entity" (wirtschaftliche Einheit)...

On 7 February 2013, EU Advocate General Jääskinen issued his Opinion on two questions referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.

EU politicians, lawmakers, enforcers and practitioners are waging a lively debate about whether competition enforcement should become more lenient in favour of European or national champions...

A recently published decision by the Cartel Court showed how a long-term relationship turned into an equally lengthy "war of roses" and came to a decisive turning point.

On 6 April 2017 the Austrian Parliament adopted significant amendments to the Austrian merger control system, introducing a transaction value test that extends the reach of Austrian merger control.

Digital antitrust is having a moment. Antitrust cases against tech giants are being discussed on talk shows and podcasts and in connection with buzzwords like "Big Tech" or "Big Data"...

Besides prosecution by anti-trust authorities and, potentially, criminal prosecution, cartel infringements may also lead to civil liability for damages claims in private enforcement proceedings

After the covid-19 pandemic, the EU economy is now being disrupted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The rising energy prices and disrupted supply chains have resulted in a further increase in inflation.

On 22 May 2013, the European Council met in Brussels to discuss two matters that are crucial for the recovery of the EU economies: energy, and tax fraud and evasion.

Both Austrian national designs as well as Registered Community Designs with EU-wide protection can initially be filed without disclosure...

In the second half of 2017 both Austria and Germany introduced transaction value based thresholds as alternatives to purely turnover based thresholds that trigger the obligation to obtain merger control approval.

The 2021 amendment is intended to adapt the Austrian Cartel and the Competition Act to the requirements of the present. In addition to changes for mergers and market power...

The Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Cartel Court against SPAR, a leading company in the Austrian food retail sector, concerning collusion on resale prices (Resale Price Maintenance; RPM) with suppliers of dairy products.

On 6 April 2017 the Austrian Parliament implemented the Damages Directive (2014/104/EU) ("Directive") by adopting an amendment to the Austrian Cartel Act ("KartG").

Ukrainian competition law and practice continues to improve.

During the summer of 2013, the European Commission initiated a public debate whether the scope of the EU Merger Regulation should be broadened to cover the acquisition of non-controlling minority shareholdings.

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The number of cartel damages claims before national civil courts in Europe has dramatically increased over recent years.

One might be surprised to read that data protection rules might also impact the competitive assessment of a concentration within merger control proceedings.

Several provisions of Competition Law no. 21/1996 (the "Competition Law") are currently suspended and may lose their legal effect from ...