The European Commission seems to walk a fine line during dawn raids between embarking on a fishing expedition and accidentally stumbling across evidence.

The European Commission seems to walk a fine line during dawn raids between embarking on a fishing expedition and accidentally stumbling across evidence.

An arbitration clause did not prevent the Rotterdam District Court from considering itself competent to review a damages claim initiated by a litigation vehicle against a number of lift manufacturers...

To prevent antitrust skeletons from haunting you after an acquisition, it is advisable to not only perform a due diligence, but also to keep an eye on the duration of the liability provisions in the purchase agreement.

Regardless of whether you are a cartel victim or a cartel member, the Netherlands appears to be an attractive jurisdiction for cartel damages proceedings.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised GasTerra, an international company trading in natural gas, on a USD 1.1 billion UNCITRAL award against Italian energy company Eni in a dispute over the price payable under one of two long-term gas supply contracts.

It’s wise to include non-wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in your competition compliance programme, considering that the EU Court has confirmed the liability of parent companies for competition law violations of their 50/50 joint ventures.

Companies should inform security as well as cleaning staff of any seals that have been affixed during a dawn raid.

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have adopted an "audit reform package" that intends to improve audit quality and transparency.

The European Commission has published a proposal for a regulation to replace the Market Abuse Directive.

The European Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, recently announced that parties to a "handful of mergers"...

The European Commission recently published a draft directive to grant greater enforcement powers to national competition authorities (NCAs).

Lately, the answer to whether competition rules apply to the banning of selling products via third-party online market places seems to depend on who you ask.

The General Court recently annulled the European Commission's decision to block UPS's intended acquisition of TNT Express

The District Court of The Hague recently clarified that a claimant in a cartel damages action does not have to disclose a settlement agreement with a defendant to the co-defendants.

On 26 November 2021, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") ceased its probe into agreements on wage increases between Dutch supermarkets.