17 Dec, 2024 European Commission publishes Merger Manual of Procedures By Edward Dean Alastair Chapman Mary Lehner Paul van den Berg +1 more... Show less On 29 November 2024, the European Commission (Commission) published sections of its Merger Manual of Procedures (ManProc).[1] This...
02 Dec, 2024 New year, new reforms ... digital and competition (including mergers) parts of the DMCC Act in force from 1 January 2025 By Sarah Jensen Rikki Haria Alex Potter Hannah Dorling +1 more... Show less The UK Government has confirmed that the digital and competition parts of the landmark Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC)...
18 Sep, 2024 The von der Leyen II Commission’s guiding star – competitiveness in the twin transition By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
06 Aug, 2024 European Commission’s draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance: an attempt to settle the question of who needs to show what By Lucas Vanassche Rikki Haria Vanessa van Weelden Killian Byrne Joanna Goyder +2 more... Show less The European Commission (Commission) has published its draft guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance (Guidelines), seeking...
30 Jul, 2024 The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation public procurement tool – key takeaways after the first year of application By Ilka Oberländer Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson Kate Gough Anne Dos Sascha Arnold Fabian Bickel +3 more... Show less We take the first anniversary of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) as an opportunity to reflect on the EC’s enforcement under the...
03 Jul, 2024 EU leadership shake-up: implications for business and policy By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez In the wake of the recent European elections, the EU27 Heads of State and Government have finalised allocating the influential EU top...
28 Jun, 2024 Thou shalt not settle? Servier – the European Court of Justice’s Latest Chapter In the “Pay for Delay” Saga By Bola Ajayi Tone Oeyen Dr. Christopher Stothers Rod Carlton Enrica Schaefer Philipp Baschenhof +3 more... Show less The European Court of Justice (CJEU) handed down its judgment in Servier on 27 June 2024, agreeing with Advocate General Juliane Kokott’s...
14 Jun, 2024 EU to impose special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles By Arne Constantin-Krawinkel Lorand Bartels In a press release of 12 June 2024, the European Commission (‘Commission’) announced its provisional conclusion that the battery electric...
11 Jun, 2024 The UK’s digital roadmap: CMA consults on draft digital markets guidance By Rikki Haria Martin Dickson Saif Gilani Within minutes of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCC Act) receiving Royal Assent on the evening of 24...
24 May, 2024 Across the finish line in the wash-up: the DMCC Act receives Royal Assent – what happens next? By Andrew Austin Cat Greenwood-Smith Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Patrick Teague Kate Collister Martin Dickson Aaron Green Daniel Wylde Karen Slaney Francesca Triggs Philipp Baschenhof +9 more... Show less In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...
19 Mar, 2024 Stocktake on UK DMCC Bill - entering the final stages By Cat Greenwood-Smith Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Kate Collister Martin Dickson Francesca Triggs Philipp Baschenhof Marc Robinson +5 more... Show less Last week the House of Lords Report stage concluded for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill. As the Bill...
27 Feb, 2024 Taking stock: Four months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation - More than 150 cases and one Phase II investigation By Andreas von Bonin Paul van den Berg Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Vanessa van Weelden Fabian Bickel Maxime Riethuisen +4 more... Show less The first months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) have shown that more transactions and public...