AntiTrust Law
Antitrust
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 ...
Antitrust
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 ...
Antitrust
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, ...
Antitrust
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 ...
Antitrust
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 ...
Antitrust
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 ...
Antitrust
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 ...