Simon Troch is an Associate at Latham & Watkins (Brussels bar). In addition, he is connected to the ULiège (LCII - Liège Competition and Innovation Institute) as academic researcher and teaching assistant in European competition law. He is a law graduate from the KUL (2014) and holds a LL.M. degree in European competition and IP law from the ULiège (2015).
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By its Judgment of 16 December 2020, the General Court (‘GC’) confirms the European Commission’s (‘Commission’) Decision finding that the International Skating Union’s (‘ISU’) governance rules violate competition law. The Judgment backs the Commission’s conclusion that the ISU’s rules banning (...)
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On 22 September 2020, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice (‘Court’) dismissed Austria’s appeal against the General Court’s Judgment endorsing Commission Decision (EU) 2015/658 (‘the Judgment’). The Judgment was the first opportunity for the Court to rule whether the nuclear energy sector (...)
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Advocate General (‘AG’) Saugmandsgaard Øe recommends the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) to (i) rule that the test included in the Bronner Judgment – including the indispensability requirement – should only be applied in specific circumstances (i.e., in case of ‘refusals to make available’), (...)
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On 24 September 2019, the General Court (‘GC’) rendered its first two Judgments assessing under which circumstances EU State aid rules can curtail Member States’ sovereignty to adopt individual tax rulings. In the Starbucks Judgment discussed here, the GC ruled in favour of Starbucks since the (...)
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Comment On 5 September 2019, Advocate General (‘AG’) Bobek delivered his Opinion in the Budapest Bank case following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Hungarian Supreme Court (‘HSC’). AG Bobek advised on several matters such as the existence of an obligation for National (...)
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With its judgment the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) confirms its previous case law indicating that the criterium to determine whether a competition law violation is covered by a contractual jurisdiction clause is the existence of a ‘contractual link’, adding that this is the case even when (...)
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On 21 September 2017 Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe (‘AG’) issued his opinion in F. Hoffmann-La Roche vs Autorità Garante della Concurrenza e del Mercato (AGCM). In his opinion the AG provides guidance to the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) on the various questions raised (...)
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I. The Parties Algist Bruggeman NV (‘Algist’) is the largest supplier of yeast products in Belgium. Algist markets itself as a producer of high quality yeast products with a corresponding price positioning. II. The Facts In January 2013, the BCA opened an ex officio investigation after (...)
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The CJEU’s Judgment provides additional clarification on the effects of the extension of the duration of an existing aid measure. The CJEU - annulling a Judgment of the EU General Court (GC) - rules that the extension of the duration of existing aid measure by a national court must be (...)
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International sport governing bodies and competition law - up to a ‘ban of banning’ for participation in unauthorised events organized by rival governing bodies. European Commission ready to set an example with the International Skaters Union? After opening a formal investigation into the (...)
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In a preliminary reference judgment in the Maxima Latvija case, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled that commercial lease agreements including a clause conferring on the anchor tenant the right to approve lease agreements that the property owner may conclude with third parties do (...)
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I. The Parties Nationale Loterij NV (‘NL’) was founded in 1934 and organises public lotteries in Belgium ever since. NL holds a legal monopoly on this market . In addition, NL competes with other companies on the Belgian sports betting market. Stanleybet Belgium NV, Stanley International (...)
