"State aid" is a form of an advantage given to an undertaking by a national public authority.

In Malta, intellectual property (hereinafter referred to as 'IP') is regulated by various laws both at EU level—either through transposition or else by virtue of their direct applicability...

In a request for a preliminary ruling, made in proceedings between several credit institutions and the Competition Authority in Portugal...

On 8 February 2024, the European Commission (‘Commission') published the revised Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Union competition law (‘Revised Notice').

On 5th September 2024 in Cases C-510/23 and C-511/23, AG Pikamäe handed down his opinion on the interpretation of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ("TFEU")...

In 2013 the Transparency Directive was amended to include, inter alia, a requirement for issuers (whose securities are listed on the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange or on any other EU

On 8 February 2024, the European Commission (‘Commission') published the revised Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes...

The Consultation marks the first substantive update to the Regulations since 2007 with proposed changes including an increase in turnover thresholds and a new "call-in power" for below threshold transactions.

The Competition Act and Consumer Affairs Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act ("the Amendment Act") was enacted on 31 May 2019.

In the case Sumal SL vs. Mercedes Benz Trucks España SL, holding case number Case C-882/19 and decided on 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union...

On 28th January 2025 in Case C-253/23, "ASG 2 Ausgleichsgesellschaft für die Sägeindustrie Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen" the European Court of Justice...

On the 14 March 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') handed down the judgement of Vantaan kaupunki v. Skanska Industrial Solutions Oy, NCC Industry Oy, Asfaltmix Oy

In recent years, competition authorities in the US have focused quite heavily on tackling anti-competitive practices in labour markets, and have taken several actions on this front.

Hand sanitisers, N95 respirators, surgical masks and gowns in particular have reportedly shot up in prices, to such an extent that in some countries hand sanitisers...

Typically, Competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct by companies within a pre-defined market. In doing so, Competition law will seek to ensure that firms and players in a market interact

On the 31 January 2020 ("Exit Day"), the UK officially withdrew from the European Union ("EU") which led to a plethora of questions ...

On 6 February 2026, Malta's Office for Competition ("Office"), within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA), published its Guidelines on the Methodology for Determining the Penalty Amount ("Guidelines").

the entry into force of Regulation 1/2003 on May 1, 2014, the National Competition Authorities ("NCAs") of the 27 Member States and the European Commission became the "European Competition Network"

On 6 February 2026, the Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (Malta NCA) published Guidelines on the Methodology for Determining the Penalty Amount (Guidelines)

The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) has launched a public consultation on the proposed amendments to the Control of Concentrations Regulations...