Below, you will find the edition of the Competition Law and Policy Newsletter for the 3rd quarter of 2018, which compiles the most significant news in this area.

This quarterly review examines the key developments in competition law across Portugal and the European Union during the first quarter of the year. The analysis covers the Portuguese Competition Authority's strategic priorities for 2026, new guidelines on ancillary restrictions in merger control, state aid measures for EU energy capacity, and significant CJEU case law on evidence access.

Competition enforcement authorities in Italy and Portugal have been actively pursuing innovative approaches to antitrust matters, from creative merger remedies to groundbreaking research on artificial intelligence's impact on competitive markets. This conversation with the President of Portugal's Competition Authority explores recent developments in European competition law and the authority's efforts to expand consumer engagement beyond traditional metropolitan centers.

Divulgamos infra a edição da Newsletter Direito e Política da Concorrência relativa ao 4.º trimestre de 2017, na qual se compilam as novidades mais significativas nesta área

‘However, ‘in the current regulatory framework, there are no insurmountable constraints that impose a deadline for the extinction of transitional or regulated tariffs.

Sara Estima Martins, a partner from PLMJ EU and Competition, has received a Client Choice Award from International Law Office (ILO) for the excellence and quality of the legal services she provided to PLMJ clients in the area of competition law in 2016.

Finally the legal framework on European public limited liability companies was transposed into the Portuguese legal system.

After some uncertainty and discussion on the subject, it is finally settled who is the legal owner of the television rights to the men's professional football leagues - I League (Liga NOS)...

On 13 February 2025, the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice (the "Supreme Court") issued its first ruling in a civil action for compensation for damages caused by anticompetitive practices, in the context of the case known as the "Trucks Cartel".

Presidential Decree no. 240/18 of 12 October (the "Regulation") was published recently and further develops the framework of Law no. 5/18 of 10 May - the Competition Law.

The Portuguese Competition Authority has recently published the Guidelines on the Settlement Procedure, in the context of administrative proceedings for infringements of the competition law (Law no. 19/2012, of 8 May) ...

The PCA suffered a significant setback in March 2023 when the Constitutional Court held that its practice of obtaining search warrants from the Public Prosecutor instead of from a judge was unconstitutional.

The European Court of Human Right (ECHR) in the judgment rendered in September 27, 2011, case Menarini Diagnostics S.R.L. vs. Italy, complaint 43509/08, confirmed the application of Article 6(1) of the European Convention of Human Rights (Convention), regarding the right to a fair trial in criminal cases, in competition law procedures.

The Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA) communicated last week it has issued a prohibition decision against Vodafone Portugal, S.A.'s intended acquisition of exclusive control over Nowo Communications, S.A.

This alert memo provides an overview on the current competition enforcement landscape in Portugal.

On 8 May 2012, Portugal’s new competition law was published in the national Official Journal, thoroughly overhauling the Portuguese competition regime.

On 25 July 2018, the European Commission ("the Commission") published its decision on the Altice/PT Portugal gun jumping case. The Commission concluded that various contractual clauses allowed Altice N.V. ("Altice") ...

Some facts and figures that set out the landscape of merger control, antitrust enforcement and competition litigation in Portugal in 2021.

On 16 September 2022, Law 17/2022 came into effect, thereby transposing the ECN+ Directive into Portuguese law (the "Revised Competition Act").