Recent years have seen a surge in enforcement activity with national and supra-national antitrust regulators investigating and fining suppliers and manufacturers for the practice of imposing fixed or minimum resale prices and...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
EU Competition Commissioner Vestager Will Also Be Responsible For Coordinating The EU Digital Agenda -
Last month, Margrethe Vestager was confirmed as Competition Commissioner for the next five...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
French And German Competition Authorities Publish Joint Study On Potential Competition Concerns Raised By The Use Of Algorithms -
On November 6, the French competition authority (Autorité de la...more
Only days after the announcement by the Swedish competition authority that it was launching a sector inquiry into Digital Platforms, the European Commission has published an online questionnaire seeking feedback on the...more
The Swedish Competition Authority has launched a sector inquiry into Digital Platforms.
Interested parties have until the 30th of November to submit their views. ...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
The EU General Court Adopts The First Two Judgements On The Content Of Tax Rulings -
On 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) adopted two judgments...more
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
The New European Commission -
Nearly two months after presenting her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the new Commission, on 10...more
Stakeholder submissions to the European Commission (Commission) on the EU competition rules governing distribution practices reveal widespread concern that the current framework is inadequate to meet the growing e-commerce...more
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
EU Institutions Move Forward With The Selection Of Their Leaders For The New Legislative Cycle -
On 2 July 2019, the European Council, which gathers Heads of State or Government of the 28 EU...more
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
The New European Parliament: More Fragmentation, Ad Hoc Coalitions, And Greener Policies?
The results of the May 2019 European Parliament (“EP”) elections resulted in a more complex European...more
6/27/2019
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Breweries ,
Cartels ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EIOPA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fines ,
MiFID II ,
Online Platforms ,
Plastics ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
In an ever-growing online retail environment, brand owners are increasingly becoming concerned with tracking their brand’s online presence and ensuring consumers' experience of their brand continues to be positive....more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
The European Commission Imposes Another Significant Fine On A Company For Negligently Providing Incorrect Information During The Merger Proceedings -
On 8 April 2019, the European Commission...more
Defence and Security -
Establishment of the European Defence Fund -
On 20 February 2019, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a partial political agreement on the European Defence Fund (the “EDF”)....more
Antitrust and Competition -
EU Cartel Damages: Advocate General says that liability in cartel damages cannot be avoided through corporate restructuring -
On 6 February 2019, Advocate General Nils Wahl found in his...more
A recent decision by the Court of Milan found that a trade mark owner who had consented to products being sold in the European Economic Area (EEA), but only through authorised retailers, could make a claim for trade mark...more
Antitrust and Competition -
The European Commission conditionally approves a transaction in the data security sector after in-depth review -
On 11 December 2018, the European Commission announced it had conditionally...more
The December issue of the Brussels Regulatory Brief includes the following topics: -
Trade -
EU moves to bolster free movement of goods through extended mutual recognition -
On 22 November 2018, the Austrian...more
"People will stare. Make it worth their while." - Harry Winston
Welcome to our latest edition of Fashion Law.
In this edition we look at the steps the New South Wales and Australian Governments are taking to tackle...more
12/10/2018
/ Australia ,
Fashion Branding ,
Fashion Design ,
Fashion Industry ,
Human Trafficking ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Slavery ,
Trademarks
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission consulting on a new set of commitments in pay-TV investigation - On 9 November 2018, the European Commission announced it was seeking comments on commitments proposed by a film...more
On 8 November 2018, the European Commission published a “Roadmap” inviting manufacturers and other interested market participants to provide feedback on the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation (the “Block...more
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission to consult on exemption regime for vertical agreements - The European Commission has indicated it will launch a wide-ranging public consultation on the Vertical Block Exemption...more
Antitrust and Competition - Transactions in the digital sector and acquisition of data continue to attract scrutiny in Europe - On 6 September 2018, the European Commission cleared without conditions the proposed acquisition...more
9/28/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
MLD5 ,
Popular ,
WTO
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) request to compel a branded pharmaceutical company to disgorge $448 million in profits....more
Antitrust and Competition - Best Practices Code for State aid control adopted by the European Commission - On 16 July 2018, the European Commission adopted a Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control...more
9/4/2018
/ Brussels Regulation ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
ECON ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Popular ,
REACH ,
UK Brexit
On 24 July 2018, in four separate decisions, the European Commission (“Commission”) levied fines totalling EUR 111 million on four well-known manufacturers of consumer electronic products for imposing fixed or minimum resale...more
8/8/2018
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Australia ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
CCA ,
China ,
Competition ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Resale Pricing ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)