On 2 April 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that two dawn raids carried out by the French Competition Authority in 2007 infringed Articles 6(1) and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

On 8 October 2012, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") published the results of its sector inquiry concerning motor vehicle maintenance and repair.

In a decision of 10 January 2012, the French Competition Authority rejected Hewlett-Packard's request for interim measures against Oracle.

On 30 January 2014, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed a decision of the French Competition Authority imposing fines totalling € 367.95 million.

Deuter decided to change its distribution structure and to sell its bags through a selective distribution system as of 1 March 2013.

On 4 April 2014, the German authorities extradited an Italian national to the United States to face antitrust charges under the US Sherman Act.

On 22 March 2018, the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg upheld a ruling of the Regional Court of Hamburg ordering an authorized dealer in a selective distribution system to cease and desist...

On 6 February 2013, the Romanian Competition Council published its final report on the results of its sector inquiry into the automotive spare parts market.

In a ruling of 31 July 2012, the English Court of Appeal (the "CA") overturned an earlier Competition Appeals Tribunal (the "CAT") judgment, in which claimants had been found time-barred in relation to follow-on private damage claims brought before the CAT arising from an earlier European Commission cartel decision.

On 11 June 2018, new merger control thresholds entered into force in the UK, allowing for greater intervention in transactions raising national security concerns.

The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recently published the Government’s response to its earlier consultation on options for reform of private actions in competition law.

On 24 October 2012, the UK’s Supreme Court handed down a judgment upholding an earlier Court of Appeal judgment, in which BCL’s follow-on antitrust damages claim against BASF in relation to the Vitamins cartel case had been declared time-barred.

On 1 March 2016, the board of the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") adopted new guidelines concerning the leniency regime under Belgian competition law.

On 28 February 2018, the Brussels Court of Appeal held that the decision of the Belgian Competition Authority to partially lift specific conditions imposed on Kinepolis was poorly reasoned..

On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a standard choice of law clause in favour of the law of the EU Member State in which the seller or supplier is established, is unfair.

On 27 June 2012, the General Court issued its judgment on an appeal by Microsoft.

Outplacement will be extended to all employees who are entitled to a notice period or corresponding notice indemnity of at least 30 weeks.

The painting at issue portraits Jean-Marie Dedecker, a Belgian politician, after he had suffered a heavy defeat at the ballots.

On 20 March 2014, the Court of Appeal of Liège handed down a judgment on the requirement of having a document "in writing" for evidentiary purposes in cases relating to the assignment of a copyright protecting a computer program.

In a judgment dated 5 October 2010, the Supreme Court (Hof van Cassatie/Cour de Cassation – the "Court") clarified certain key concepts of the Law of 21 March 2007 regulating the placement and use of surveillance cameras (Wet tot regeling van de plaatsing en het gebruik van bewakingscamera’s/Loi réglant l'installation et l'utilisation de caméras de surveillance) (the "Camera Law").