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Die Entscheidung des Oberlandesgerichts Karlsruhe („Oberlandesgericht") betrifft die Konkretisierung verschiedener vom Europäischen Gerichtshof („EuGH") in der Entscheidung...

Can a company recover a competition fine from the director who caused the infringement? An Advocate General's opinion examines whether EU competition law permits undertakings to shift the financial burden of regulatory penalties onto individual members of their management bodies, exploring the fundamental tension between corporate liability and personal accountability in antitrust enforcement.

The popular TV series, Dark, begins with an Einstein phrase: "The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."

It was only recently that the process of reforming European pharmaceutical legislation within the framework of European Commission proposal ‘Pharma Review 2001’ was finally completed, with the adoption of a pharmaceutical legislation package comprising a new Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 and two amending Directives 2004/27/EC and 2004/28/EC by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 17 December 2003 and 11 March 2004, respectively.

On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published its final guidelines (the ‘Guidelines') on the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies...

Whistleblowing has never been more attractive in Germany. On March 15, 2006, the Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") published new guidelines for immunity and leniency in cartel matters ("2006 Guidelines"). The 2006 Guidelines amend and restate the conditions under which the FCO grants immunity (no imposition of fines) or extends leniency (reduction of fines), provided cartel members admit their involvement in the conduct at issue and cooperate with the agency’s investigation.

The German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt, BKartA) continues to proceed strictly against the enforcement of resale price maintenance (RPM).

In our last Legal Update in a series of commentary pieces by Mayer Brown about the directive on private antitrust damages actions, we focused on the impact of the Directive in England.

The German Parliament has adopted the 9th Amendment to the German "Act against Restraints of Competition" ("ARC") or "Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen" ("GWB").

On March 9, 2017 the German Federal Parliament passed the ninth amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen).

You've probably all seen the terror ChatGPT has unleashed on white collars, from research analysts to copywriters, over the past two months. What about lawyers, economists, or paralegals working in competition law?

Our review of the European Commission's current approach to merger enforcement in chemical, steel and other basic industries—and thoughts on how to plan transactions accordingly.

Following the decision FRAND-Einwand of May 5, 2020, docket no. KZR 36/17, the German Federal Court of Justice had to deal with the dispute between Sisvel and Haier and decide on...

By its recently published judgment dated May 5, 2020, docket no. KZR 36/17, the German Federal Court of Justice for the first time interpreted and applied the requirements that were defined by the...

Antitrust compliance systems are part of every company's compliance toolbox. It goes without saying that these systems must be effective and efficient. Or does it?

Der Hersteller eines Erzeugnisses und sein exklusiver Vertriebspartner sind für den Schutz eines Erzeugnisses gegen Nachahmungen

The technological changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution have increased the complexity and sophistication of industrial espionage. In this context, complying with legal standards...