ArticleThe CJEU Confirms Google ShoppingOn 10 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its much anticipated Google Shopping judgment.European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawNorton Rose Fulbright
ArticleAG Mazák Advises ECJ To Dismiss AstraZeneca Appeal Against Finding Of Abuse Of Dominant PositionOn 15 May 2012, Advocate General Mazák of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") handed down an opinion.European UnionIntellectual PropertyVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleEU General Court Overturns Commission Decision To Deny Access To File To Private Plaintiff In Switchgear Cartel CaseOn 22 May 2012, the General Court of the European Union annulled a decision of the European Commission.European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleInternational Group of P & I cleared by the European CommissionBelgiumStrategySundström Rieser & Cie/Nordic Law Offices
ArticleProposal For A European Media Freedom ActThe European Commission has presented a proposal for new legislation which aims to protect journalists and media companies and combat disinformation.European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentVinge
ArticleBelgium Enacts New Competition LawA profound change to the institutional and procedural landscape for competition law in Belgium has taken place with the enactment of new competition law provisions in the Belgian Code of Economic Law. BelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleBelgium Implements ECN+ Directive And Amends The Competition Rules For The Third Time In As Many YearsOn 24 February 2022, the Belgian Federal Parliament approved the latest amendment of the Belgian competition rules.BelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleCFI Rules Prohibition Of Relations Between De Beers And Alrosa DisproportionateThe Court of First Instance (CFI) has annulled the European Commission's decision to accept commitments proposed by De Beers to stop all purchases of rough diamonds from Alrosa. BelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawAllen & Overy
ArticleEU-Competition: Mobile telecommunications cases closedBelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawSundström Rieser & Cie/Nordic Law Offices
ArticleFinancial law - Capital Markets - New Bill on Financial MarketsBelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawLinklaters De Bandt
ArticleJoint Lobbying Activities Do Not Constitute Anticompetitive Concerted Practices Says Brussels Court Of AppealThe Brussels Court of Appeal (Hof van beroep te Brussel / Cour d'appel de Bruxelles) overturned a 2013 decision of the Belgian Competition Authority fining cement companies involved in an alleged cartel.BelgiumAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleAdvocate General Recommends Reduction In Fine Imposed On Innolux In LCD Cartel CaseOn 30 April 2015, Advocate General Wathelet issued his Opinion on an appeal brought by Innolux Corporation against a General Court judgment that partially upheld the Commission's decision in the LCD panel cartel case. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleBelgian Competition Authority Publishes 2017 Enforcement PrioritiesThe BCA's policy note primarily concerns the first area. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleBrussels Court Of Appeal Confirms Decision Of Belgian Competition Authority Rejecting Allegedly Abusive Character Of Bosteels Acquisition By AB InBevOn 28 June 2017, the Brussels Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the BCA which had rejected the interim measures Brouwerijen Alken-Maes NV requested against the acquisition of Brouwerij Bosteels...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleCOVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 70This regular update (no. 70 | 6 December 2021) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawJones Day
ArticleDouble Jeopardy For Digital Tech Companies? – The Risk Of Parallel Application Of Article 102 TFEU And The DMATying and imposing unfair trading conditions are two forms of conduct that are gaining importance in the European Union enforcement practice in digital platform markets...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawSteptoe LLP
ArticleEFTA Court Judgment On Limitation Period For Damages ClaimsThe EFTA Court found that the principle of equivalence dictates that national procedural law must remain neutral in relation to the origin of the rights invoked. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleEU General Court Partially Annuls Commission CISAC Decision On Anti-Competitive Conduct Among Copyright Collecting SocietiesThe EU General Court has recently handed down its judgments in the appeals brought by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers and 21 of its member collecting society associations against an earlier decision of the European Commission finding that they had engaged in anti-competitive conduct. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleEU General Court Upholds European Commission’s Dawn Raid Powers Regarding Previous National Investigations And Manipulation Of Electronic EvidenceIn September 2012, the French Competition Authority had adopted a decision against Orange in the sector of reciprocal interconnection services for internet connectivity...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis