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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a significant ruling that clarifies the rules governing evidence disclosure in competition damages litigation.

Article 5(3) of the Brussels I Regulation provides that, in matters relating to tort, a person domiciled in an EU Member State may, in another EU Member State, be sued "in the courts for the place where the harmful event occurred or may occur".

In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, antitrust law must not be ignored.

Under the European greenhouse gas emission trading scheme, industrial firms are required to cover their emissions of greenhouse gasses with an amount of emission allowances corresponding to their actual emissions.

Antitrust issues in vertical relationships are no longer below the competition authorities' ‘radar'. This trend of not only focusing on horizontal but also on vertical competition...

The BCA started its investigation following a leniency application filed in 2014 by two companies part of Group M (Les Sarcelles SPRL and Les Bateaux Mouches Belgique SPRL), and by an (unnamed) individual.

The Court first made clear that, since TUI was the only claimant which had actually been investigated by the BCA, it was the only party to the proceedings that had a right that could be infringed.

On 22 September 2023, the Royal Decree of 13 September 2023 establishing specific rules on the public procurement of biological medicinal products was published in the Belgian State Gazette...

On January 20, the Council of Ministers adopted Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 concerning the control of concentrations between undertakings (Regulation 139/2004). This new regulation, which replaces Regulation 4064/89, significantly increases the powers of the Commission to review and, if necessary, block transactions having a Community dimension, while at the same time bringing more flexibility to the review process. Regulation 139/2004 will enter into force on May 1, 2004.

On 6 September 2012, Advocate General Kokott handed down her opinion on a preliminary reference from the French Supreme Court on whether national competition authorities can institute proceedings against companies found to be in breach of Article 101 TFEU.

On 6 February 2024, the federal Council of Ministers submitted to the Chamber of Representatives of the federal Parliament bill 55K3813 (the Bill)...

When published in September, the Draghi report caused quite some stir in the Brussels bubble and across the continent, with people wondering what impact it will actually have on the bloc's policies.

In this article, we give a factual overview of a significant case development at EU level, and then provide a more detailed analysis of the developments addressed.

In October 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") published an order of 3 May 2011, dismissing an appeal by World Wide Tobacco España ("WWTE") against an earlier EU General Court ("GC") ruling in the Spanish raw tobacco cartel case.

On 6 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down its judgment in the AstraZeneca case, following an appeal against a 2010 judgment of the General Court which itself had upheld in large part an earlier decision of the European Commission that had imposed a € 60 million fine on the company for abuse of the patent system and regulatory procedures in the pharmaceutical sector.

The ECJ confirmed the ruling of the GC stating that interference by a public authority can go further for professional or commercial premises or activities than in other cases.

The European Commission has imposed a €40 million fine on Kingspan for providing incorrect or misleading information during its merger investigation with Trimo, marking a significant enforcement action under EU Merger Regulation procedural rules. This decision demonstrates that companies can face substantial penalties for procedural breaches regardless of whether a merger ultimately proceeds, with the investigation continuing even after the parties abandoned their transaction. The case underscores the