The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf suspends the effect of the Competition Authority's decision after receiving a complaint questioning the finding of an abuse of dominance in the social network market (Facebook)

Witting, Jörg

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26 Aug 2019

The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf suspends the effect of the Competition Authority’s decision after receiving a complaint questioning the finding of an abuse of dominance in the social network market (Facebook)

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Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Facebook, Case No. VI-Kart 1/19 (V), Judgement, 26 August 2019 (German)

On 26 August 2019, the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (“Court”) suspended the effect of the Facebook decision of the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) after a complaint by Facebook questioning in particular the FCO’s finding of an abuse of a dominant market position by Facebook. Facebook had asked for interim relief against the FCO’s decision of 6 February 2019. The company’s complaint is

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Jörg Witting
Bird & Bird (Dusseldorf)

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Jörg Witting, The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf suspends the effect of the Competition Authority’s decision after receiving a complaint questioning the finding of an abuse of dominance in the social network market (Facebook), 26 August 2019, e-Competitions Interim measures, Art. N° 94121

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