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On 17 September 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA Court) ruled that national limitation periods should not make damages claims impossible or excessively difficult.

Crystal ball gazing into prospective innovation rat races when assessing vertical mergers may soon be all in a day’s work for the European Commission. Innovation was a recurring theme in the Commission’s handling of the Illumina/Grail deal.

The AEC test has likely assumed mythic status at the European Commission with the EU courts striking down its AEC analysis for a third time. Nevertheless, the Commission seems on the right track to tackling abuse of dominance in the digital sector.

The ACM’s push for companies to come forward for an antitrust blessing of their sustainability solutions is paying off. The ACM has again given informal guidance to companies wishing to make sustainability agreements.

Al enige tijd waait een protectionistische wind door Europa, ingegeven door de behoefte om vooral sectoren die raken aan nationale veiligheid te beschermen tegen ongewenste (buitenlandse) partijen.

Companies involved in intended or completed M&A transactions falling below EU and national merger notification thresholds should beware that their deals may still catch the European Commission’s eye.

De Instellingswet Autoriteit Consument en Markt verplicht de ACM om een besluit waarbij een ernstige overtreding (zoals overtreding van het kartelverbod) is geconstateerd, maar waarbij is afgezien van het opleggen van een boete toch openbaar te maken.

De Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) wil dat Nederlandse bedrijven meer ruimte krijgen om samen te werken op het gebied van duurzaamheid.

The European Commission has published its first-ever in-depth decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, marking a significant milestone in understanding the application of this regulatory tool. We identify important takeaways for future practice.