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Malta’s Office for Competition (“the Office”) has issued a press release, noting that on the 18 September 2024, it issued a decision prohibiting the acquisition ...
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Public Consultation on Possible Changes of Merger Control Legislation by the Czech Competition Authority

Introduction In the past two years, the Czech Competition Authority (CCA) added several new tools to its arsenal for competition enforcement. This year the CCA ...
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AG Szpunar’s Opinion on C-253/23: ASG 2

Introduction Last week, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar delivered his Opinion in case C-253/23, a preliminary reference that stems from a form of collective private enforcement ...
The Sequel? Predicting Antitrust Enforcement under a New Trump Administration
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The Sequel? Predicting Antitrust Enforcement under a New Trump Administration

Our Antitrust & Competition Team continues to provide insights into the antitrust enforcement that may occur under the next presidential administration. In our previous post, ...
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Anti-Competitive Agreements in the Polish Labour Market

Introduction Competition law is a fundamental component of market regulation designed to prevent anti-competitive practices that can harm both consumers and the overall market structure. ...
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Don’t Logout in Anger: Dynamic pricing of Oasis tickets as an Abuse?

The UK Competition and Market Authority has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over its dynamic pricing of concert tickets. This comes after widespread complaints that ...
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German Federal Court of Justice confirms Amazon as gatekeeper under national competition law

On 24 April 2024, the German Federal Court of Justice rejected Amazon’s appeal of the July 2022 decision of the Federal Cartel Office, which designated ...
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Whatever It Takes to Innovate: Draghi’s Plans for EU Competition Policy

As the European Commission prepares for a new mandate under President Ursula von der Leyen later this year, former ECB President Mario Draghi – famous ...
Google Antitrust Battle: A Game-Changing Decision is Coming
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Google Antitrust Battle: A Game-Changing Decision is Coming

On 5 September 2024, Advocate General (AG) Laila Medina rendered her opinion in Alphabet and Others, suggesting that the European Court of Justice not apply ...