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19 Dec 2019

The Canadian Competition Bureau announces that agencies and brands involved in influencer marketing have to comply with the Competition Act

Steve Szentesi • December 2019

INFLUENCER ADVERTISING: COMPETITION BUREAU INCREASES PRESSURE ON BRANDS AND AGENCIES TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPETITION ACT* Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s new guidelines for influencer advertising. While the Bureau’s new guidelines (...)

28 Oct 2019

The Canadian Competition Bureau takes steps against misleading representations in online sales of airline tickets (FlightHub)

Gavin Murphy • February 2020

The old adage appears to ring true yet again: If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau), which assists the Commissioner of Competition (Commissioner) in the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act (Act), announced on 28 October 2019 that (...)

28 Jun 2019

The Shanghai IP Court holds that fictitiously increasing the number of views of videos is an act of false propaganda (Feiyi / IQiYi)

Wang Hanlu • June 2019

From the perspective of anti-unfair competition law, Feiyi Company fictitiously increased the video visits of IQiYi’s website by technical means - the first case of inflating traffic on video websites in China. In recent years, the excessive pursuit of traffic in the Internet industry has (...)

8 avr. 2019

Notification : La Commission européenne inflige à un conglomérat américain du secteur énergétique une amende de 52 millions d’euros pour avoir fourni, par négligence, des renseignements inexacts lors de la notification d’une opération de concentration (General Electric / LM Wind)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2019

À la Commission, on ne badine pas avec l’exactitude des renseignements fournis à l’occasion de la notification d’opérations de concentration. Cela peut même coûter fort cher. General Electric l’apprend aujourd’hui à ses dépens. Elle écope d’une amende de 52 millions d’euros pour avoir fourni, par (...)

8 Apr 2019

The EU Commission fines a multinational conglomerate company for providing incorrect information during the assessment of its merger (General Electric)

European Commission • April 2019

Mergers: Commission fines General Electric €52 million for providing incorrect information in LM Wind takeover* The European Commission has fined General Electric €52 million for providing incorrect information during the Commission’s investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of GE’s planned (...)

8 Apr 2019

The EU Commission fines a company € 52 million for providing incorrect information during merger review (General Electric)

Porter Elliott • April 2019

On 8 April 2019, the European Commission (“Commission”) imposed a fine of € 52 million on GE for negligently providing incorrect information to the Commission during the merger review of its acquisition of LM Wind. On 11 January 2017, GE notified its proposed acquisition of LM Wind to the (...)

16 May 2018

The US DoJ indicts the CEO of a seafood company on price fixing charges (Bumble Bee Foods)

Benjamin Craven, Eric P. Enson, John M. Majoras, Julia McEvoy • May 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice indicted Bumble Bee Foods CEO Christopher Lischewski on price-fixing charges. Lischewski is the first CEO to be charged for his role in the alleged U.S. conspiracy to fix the price of packaged seafood. The Northern District of California grand jury indictment (...)

8 Mar 2018

The Vilnius Regional Administrative Court upholds fine for misleading advertising in the hotel sector (NT partneriai / Karolinos turas)

Gavin Murphy • March 2018

A hotel is a hotel and the Karolina Park Hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania is no exception. So the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (Court) upheld a decision of the Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania (Council) that fined the developer Karolinos turas and real estate company NT (...)

1^er févr. 2018

Dénigrement : La Cour d’appel de Paris rejette le recours de la Confédération nationale des syndicats dentaires, dénonçant des faits de dénigrement attribués à une entreprise acteur du marché du conseil en matière médicale (Santéclair)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2018

À la faveur d’un arrêt rendu le 1er février 2018, la Cour d’appel de Paris a déclaré irrecevables le moyen et la demande de désignation d’un expert et rejeté pour le surplus le recours formé contre la décision n° 16-D-23 du 24 octobre 2016 relative à des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur des actes (...)

23 janv. 2018

Utilisation off-label : La Cour de justice de l’Union dit pour droit que constitue une restriction de la concurrence par objet l’entente entre deux laboratoires commercialisant deux médicaments concurrents, consistant à diffuser auprès de l’Agence européenne du médicament, des professionnels de santé et du grand public, dans un contexte d’incertitude scientifique, des informations trompeuses sur les effets indésirables de l’utilisation hors AMM de l’un de ces médicaments aux fins de réduire la pression concurrentielle qu’il exerce sur l’autre médicament (Hoffman-La Roche)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2018

Le 23 janvier 2018, la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rendu son arrêt dans l’affaire C-179/16 (F. Hoffmann‑La Roche Ltd e.a. contre Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM). La présente affaire, issue d’une demande préjudicielle introduite par le Conseil d’État italien, concerne (...)

23 Jan 2018

The EU Court of Justice rules that the dissemination of misleading information is a restriction by object and excludes exemption under Article 101 §3 TFEU (Roche / Novartis)

Floriane Aufaure, Ombline Ancelin • January 2018

On 23 January 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its decision on the preliminary ruling referred to it by the Italian Council of State in the dispute between Roche and Novartis on the one hand and the Italian competition authority (AGCM) on the other. In 2014, Roche and (...)

23 janv. 2018

Substituabilité : La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne répond à une série de questions préjudicielles posées par le Conseil d’État italien à la suite de la sanction d’une entente entre deux groupes pharmaceutiques visant à diffuser des informations trompeuses sur l’utilisation d’un médicament commercialisé par le premier groupe, en dehors du champ de son autorisation de mise sur le marché, et ce, pour alléger la pression concurrentielle exercée sur un second médicament, commercialisé par le second groupe pharmaceutique, conformément à une licence d’exploitation octroyée par le premier (Hoffmann-La Roche)

Etienne Thomas • N° 2-2018 • pp. 63 - 65

Quelques mois après son arrêt prononcé à la suite des deux questions posées par la Cour de cassation à titre préjudiciel dans l’affaire des “endives”, la Grande chambre de la Cour s’est de nouveau réunie pour répondre à une série de questions émanant du Conseil d’État italien. Si la présente affaire (...)

23 Jan 2018

The EU Court of Justice clarifies the application of competition law to the pharmaceutical sector in relation to off-label use of medicine and the dissemination of misleading information about product characteristics (Hoffman-La Roche)

Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Mai Muto • January 2018

On 23 January 2018, the CJEU rendered its judgment in the case Hoffman-La Roche and Others v AGCM, providing clarification on important aspects of competition law in the pharmaceutical sector. The CJEU rendered its judgment pursuant to a request for a preliminary ruling by the Italian Council (...)

23 Jan 2018

The EU Court of Justice holds that colluding to disseminate information constitute a restriction of competition "by object" (Roche / Novartis)

Enzo Marasà, Eugenio Foco • January 2018

On January 23rd, 2018, the ECJ delivered its preliminary ruling on theRoche/Novartis v. Commissioncase (C-179/16), concerning the compatibility of an agreement entered into between Roche and Novartis with Article 101 TFEU. The controversy originated before of the ICA, which on 27 February 2014 (...)

21 déc. 2017

Dénigrement : La Cour d’appel de Paris estime que le grief de dénigrement n’est pas établi et réduit à 17,2 millions d’euros au lieu de 20 l’amende infligée à une entreprise du secteur du numérique et de l’audiovisuel pour avoir abusé de sa position dominante en pratiquant des remises fidélisantes et en instrumentalisant des servitudes afin de faire obstacle à l’implantation de pylônes par ses concurrents (TDF)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2018

Le 21 décembre 2017, la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu un intéressant arrêt dans l’affaire des pratiques mises en œuvre dans le secteur de la diffusion de la télévision par voie hertzienne terrestre. Estimant que le grief de dénigrement retenu par l’Autorité de la concurrence n’était pas établi, la Cour (...)

16 Oct 2017

The Moldovan Competition Authority fines three companies for failure to submit to an on-site inspection (Cifroteh / Interacces-M / Glamis)

Alexandr Svetlicinii • October 2017

On 16 October 2017 the Competition Council (CC) fined three undertakings for the failure to submit to an on-site inspection and providing false or misleading information to the representatives of the CC thus obstructing the ongoing investigation. The Competition Law authorizes the CC to carry (...)

21 Sep 2017

The EU Court of Justice Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe indicates that providing misleading information aimed at undermining the reputation of one drug to the benefit of another drug might constitute a restriction by object (Hoffmann-La Roche)

Lucille Geraerts, Simon Troch • September 2017

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 by the (...)

6 Jul 2017

The EU Commission sends three separate statements of objections to companies alleging procedural breaches of the EU Merger Regulation (Merck / Sigma-Aldric ; GE / LM Wind ; Canon / Toshiba Medical Systems)

Porter Elliott • July 2017

On 6 July 2017, the European Commission sent three separate statements of objections (“SO”) to companies alleging procedural breaches of the EU Merger Regulation. Provision of misleading information The first SO concerns the Merck/Sigma-Aldrich transaction, which was conditionally cleared by (...)

18 May 2017

The EU Commission fines a social network company for providing misleading information during a merger investigation (Facebook / WhatsApp)

European Commission • May 2017

Mergers: Commission fines Facebook €110 million for providing misleading information about WhatsApp takeover* The European Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of (...)

18 May 2017

The EU Commission fines a company for providing incorrect or misleading information during its investigations on a merger (Facebook / WhatsApp)

Christopher Cook, Francisco Enrique González-Díaz, François-Charles Laprévote, Maurits Dolmans, Nicholas Levy, Thomas Graf • May 2017

On May 18, 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during its 2014 investigation of its acquisition of WhatsApp The magnitude of the fine dwarfs the few penalties the Commission has imposed in the past for (...)

18 May 2017

The EU Commission fines a big tech company for providing incorrect or misleading information during the merger control review process (Facebook / Whatsapp)

Andrea L. Hamilton, David Henry • May 2017

THE LATEST: EU Commission Fines Facebook EUR 110 million for Providing Incorrect or Misleading Information* The Commission’s EUR 110 million fine on Facebook for breach of its procedural obligations under the EU merger control rules underscores the need to submit full, accurate and reliable (...)

7 Feb 2017

The EU Court of Justice hands down a judgment on a reference for a preliminary ruling stating that comparative advertising can be misleading if consumers are not provided with information on the different format or size of shops where the products are sold (ITM / Carrefour)

Martino Sforza • February 2017

UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES: THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE SPECIFIES CRITERIA FOR COMPARATIVE ADVERTISING* On 8 February 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a judgment on a reference for a preliminary ruling stating that comparative advertising can be misleading if consumers (...)

20 Dec 2016

The EU Commission sends a statement of objections to a social network suspected of having transmitted misleading informations concerning a merger (Facebook / WhatsApp)

European Commission • December 2016

Mergers: Commission alleges Facebook provided misleading information about WhatsApp takeover* The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Facebook alleging the company provided incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s 2014 investigation under the EU Merger (...)

10 nov. 2016

Italie : Le Tribunal de Milan estime recevable une action de groupe lancée après la condamnation par l’autorité de concurrence de pratiques commerciales déloyales vis-à-vis des consommateurs (Altroconsumo / Samsung Electronics Italia)

Silvia Pietrini • N° 2-2017 • pp.202-204

Peu nombreuses ont été jusqu’à présent les actions de groupe ayant surmonté la phase de recevabilité qui caractérise le modèle procédural italien en matière de recours collectifs visant à réparer les préjudices individuels dans les contentieux de masse. Alors qu’on peut s’interroger sur l’efficacité de cette (...)

14 Oct 2016

The US DoJ decides to criminally charged a former company vice president and director for concealing and attempting to destroy documents in the context of a joint venture’ investigation (Coach USA)

Ashley L. McMahon • October 2016

On October 14, 2016, former vice president and director of information technology of Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), Ralph Groen, entered a guilty plea for concealing and attempting to destroy documents and giving false and misleading statements under oath in a deposition during the US Department of (...)

17 Nov 2015

The Indian Competition Authority dismisses allegations of abuse of dominance against state owned miner but as a concession asks the miner to review its scheme for e-auctions of coal (DB Power / Coal India)

Man Mohan Sharma • November 2015

CCI dismisses allegations of abuse of dominant position against Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and directs CIL to examine the e-auction scheme afresh* CCI in its order dated November 17, 2015 dismissed allegations of unfair business practices against the state owned miner, CIL. In a complaint filed by (...)

26 Oct 2015

The Indian Competition Authority dismisses by majority view allegations of abuse of dominance against real estate company and concludes that "townships" cannot yet be considered their own relevant market (Jaiprakash Associates / Jaypee Infratech)

Man Mohan Sharma • October 2015

CCI closes case against Jaiprakash Associates Ltd for alleged abuse of dominance* The Competition Commission of India (CCI) by way of its order dated October 26, 2015 has exonerated M/s Jaiprakash Associates Ltd and M/s Jaypee Infratech Ltd. (OPs) by majority view for alleged abuse of (...)

11 Mar 2015

The Canadian Competition Bureau takes car rental companies to court for misinformation and unattainable advertised prices (Avis / Budget)

Michael I. Binetti • March 2015

Why Car Rentals Cost More Than Advertised: Avis and Budget Taken To Task By Competition Bureau* Canada’s Competition Bureau is accusing Avis and Budget of misleading consumers into thinking their rental car prices are lower than they actually are. The Bureau claims that prices are much higher (...)

4 Feb 2015

The EU Commission fines a broker for facilitating Yen Libor cartels by serving as communication channel and disseminating misleading information about expected rates (Icap)

James Ashe-Taylor • February 2015

European Commission Fines London-Based Broker ICAP 14.9 Million Euros For Facilitating Yen Libor Cartels* The European Commission (“EC”) has fined London-based ICAP, the world’s largest broker of interest-rate swaps, for facilitating bank cartels in the market for Yen-denominated interest rate (...)

21 Jan 2015

The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority requests criminal indictment for withholding in a merger assessment (METRO)

Michael Klöcker • January 2015

METRO Cash & Carry risks fine in Danish merger case* The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) has reported METRO Cash & Carry (METRO) to the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime for failing to submit relevant information regarding a notified merger. (...)

29 Dec 2014

The Louisiana’s Attorney General sues a pharmaceutical company for violating antitrust rules by filing baseless citizen petitions to the US Food and Drug Administration in order to delay the entry of a generic product in the market (GlaxoSmithKline)

Nicole Daniel • December 2014

Louisiana’s Attorney General sues GlaxoSmithKline over delay of generic nasal spray* In December 2014 Louisiana’s attorney general (AG) filed a complaint against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) alleging that GSK engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to delay the entry of a generic version of its Flonase (...)

19 Dec 2014

The Italian competition authority fines a company for unfair commercial practices consisting of the publication of misleading information on the tourist facilities’ reviews (TripAdvisor)

Maria Luisa Di Lauro • December 2014

On 19 December 2014, with decision No. 25237 (“Decision”), the Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) held TripAdvisor LLC and its Italian subsidiary, TripAdvisor Italy S.r.l. (“TripAdvisor”), liable for unfair commercial practices consisting of the publication of misleading information on the tourist (...)

10 Nov 2014

The Ukranian Antimonopoly Committee intends to reconsider its decision granting merger clearance on the telecommunication technologies market (Kyivstar)

Timur Bondaryev • November 2014

Antitrust authority of Ukraine intends to reconsider its decision granting merger clearance on the telecommunication technologies market of Ukraine* In early November 2014 the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine made a statement, announcing that it was going to reconsider its position on the (...)

29 Sep 2014

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets fines a company for having abused of its dominance, inter alia, by refusing to inform in advance competitors that use its network about what services it will offer to its own business customers (KPN)

Dutch Competition Authority • September 2014

KPN fined for putting competitors at a disadvantage with regard to its business call-forwarding service* Dutch telecom company KPN is required to inform in advance competitors that use its network about what services KPN will offer to its own business customers. In addition, KPN must in a (...)

24 juil. 2014

Atteinte à l’image d’un concurrent : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne le fournisseur exclusif de la marque « Yoplait » en Martinique pour une pratique de dénigrement à l’égard d’un concurrent proche (SNYL/Socrema/Antilles Glaces)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2014

Par décision n° 14-D-08 du 24 juillet 2014, l’Autorité de la concurrence a solidairement infligé une sanction de 1 670 000 euros à la Société Nouvelle des Yaourts de Littée (SNYL) et à ses sociétés-mères Socrema et Antilles Glaces, pour avoir abusé de leur position dominante sur le marché des produits (...)

24 juin 2014

Risque de confusion : La Cour de cassation considère que l’introduction d’un risque de confusion peut résulter de l’adoption d’une dénomination sociale et d’un nom de domaine proches de ceux d’une société concurrente (Air architectures, ingénierie, recherche)

Rodolphe Mesa • N° 4-2014 • pp. 168-169

L’arrêt rendu par la Chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation le 24 juin 2014 revient sur les éléments d’appréciation du risque de confusion en matière de dénomination de sociétés concurrentes à propos de sociétés d’exercice d’une profession réglementée. Dans cette affaire, le litige opposait la société (...)

11 mars 2014

Publicité : La Cour de cassation considère que l’exercice d’une activité commerciale en violation de la réglementation applicable et la diffusion d’une publicité qui crée manifestement une confusion dans l’esprit du public sont caractéristiques d’actes de concurrence déloyale (Aud’ligne Taxi)

Rodolphe Mesa • N° 2-2014 • p. 128

Après les différends opposant les exploitants de véhicules de tourisme avec chauffeur aux chauffeurs de taxi, l’arrêt rendu par la chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation le 11 mars 2014 permet de revenir sur les relations concurrentielles entre taxis. Dans cette affaire, une association (...)

19 déc. 2013

Distribution de médicaments : L’Autorité de la concurrence rend son avis sur le fonctionnement de la concurrence dans le secteur de la distribution du médicament à usage humain et suggère plusieurs pistes pour instiller un peu plus de concurrence dans le secteur

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2014

Le 19 décembre 2014, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu son avis n° 13-A-24 sur le fonctionnement de la concurrence dans le secteur de la distribution du médicament à usage humain en ville. Il fait suite à l’enquête sectorielle lancée en février 2013, qui suscité un vif intérêt de la part des acteurs du (...)

17 déc. 2013

Dénigrement : L’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionne les pratiques de dénigrement d’un générique mise en oeuvre par un laboratoire pharmaceutique (Schering-Plough)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2014

Après avoir sanctionner en mai 2013, Sanofi-Aventis pour avoir dénigrer des génériques de Plavix®, et avant de rendre sa décision sur des pratiques similaires susceptibles de constituer un dénigrement du générique du Durogesic®, l’Autorité de la concurrence a rendu le 18 décembre 2013 une décision n° (...)

13 Sep 2013

The Spanish Competition Authority fines lift manufacturers close to €5 million for unfair competition (ASCENSORES-2)

Andrea Redondo • September 2013

On 17 September 2013, the Spanish Competition Commission (“CNC”) imposed a fine of €4,867,317 on four lift manufacturers for unfair trading practices. The CNC initiated its investigation following two different complaints, one by a property owners’ association and one, seven months later, by (...)

24 mai 2013

Informations inexactes : La Commission européenne soupçonne deux parties à une concentration de lui avoir fourni des informations inexactes ou dénaturées sur leurs parts de marché (Munkjsö, Ahsltrom)

David Tayar, Maxime de l’Estang • N° 2-2014 • pp. 133-134

Le 24 mai 2013, la Commission européenne (ci-après la “Commission”) avait autorisé, sous réserve d’engagements, la concentration entre deux producteurs de papiers spécialisés, Munksjö AB (“Munksjö”) et la division “étiquettes et transformation” d’Ahlstrom Corporation (“Ahlstrom”). Au cours de l’enquête (...)

1^er mai 2013

Concurrence déloyale : La Cour de cassation considère que le fait, pour un artisan chocolatier, de commercialiser des produits en les présentant comme étant de fabrication artisanale alors qu’ils ne faisaient pas l’objet d’une telle fabrication, est caractéristique d’un acte de concurrence déloyale (NS/Maison Apollinaire)

Rodolphe Mesa • N° 2-2013 • p. 102

Cass. com., 12 février 2013, ENS c/ Maison Apollinaire, n° 12-13.808 L’arrêt rendu par la Chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation le 12 février 2013 offre une illustration intéressante des actes de concurrence déloyale susceptibles d’être commis dans le cadre des activités artisanales. Dans cette (...)

3 Apr 2013

The Chinese MOFCOM releases the interim provisions on the applicable standards in simple cases of concentrations of undertakings for public comment

Allan Fels, Jessica Su, Wendy Ng, Xiaoye Wang • April 2013

On 3 April 2013, MOFCOM released the Interim Provisions on the Applicable Standards in Simple Cases of Concentrations of Undertakings (Consultation Draft) (draft Standards) for public consultation. The consultation period ends on 2 May 2013. According to Article 2 of the draft Standards, (...)

1 Jan 2013

The UK OFT issues a report on prices in the road fuel sector

European Competition Network Brief • January 2013

United Kingdom: Office of Fair Trading Report points to Competition Working well in UK Road Fuel Sector* Rises in pump prices for petrol and diesel over the last 10 years have been caused largely by higher crude oil prices and increases in tax and duty and not a lack of competition, an Office (...)

17 Dec 2012

The Spanish Competition Authority fines a payment processing company for infringing commitments offered to obtain merger clearance (REDSYS)

Andrea Redondo • December 2012

On 17 December 2012 the Spanish Competition Authority ("CNC") imposed a fine of €819,000 on REDSYS S.L. ("REDSYS") as it considered that the payment processing company had infringed the commitments which it had voluntarily offered in Phase 2 of the procedure in order to obtain clearance for its (...)

6 Dec 2012

The EU Court of Justice entirely dismisses pharmaceutical company’s appeal on abusive patent misuse (AstraZeneca)

Emanuela Matei • December 2012

I. Introduction On 6 December 2012, the CJEU issued its judgment in the long-running AstraZeneca litigation. The General Court’s judgment has been upheld in its entirety. The only victorious battle scored by the appellant refers to what type of conduct before the national regulatory authorities (...)

22 Nov 2012

The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority publishes a report on mobile phone subscribers and insurance customers’ switching of service providers

European Competition Network Brief • November 2012

Denmark: Non-transparent Markets make Switch of Service Providers difficult* On 22 November 2012, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) published a report on mobile phone subscribers and insurance customers’ switching of service providers. The main conclusions are: • Every (...)

17 Oct 2012

The Czech Office for Protection of Competition again fines telecoms operator for abuse of dominance on the market for telecom services for business customers (Telefónica Czech Republic)

Karel Svoboda • October 2012

Subject matter of the case: a first decision of the Office The Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") imposed a fine of CZK 93,109,000 (approximately EUR 3,724,000 ) on Telefónica Czech Republic, a.s. ("Telefónica") for abuse of dominance on the market for public telecom services (...)

20 Sep 2012

The Administrative Court of Appeal of Jönköping orders that the award procedure shall be recommenced for violation of the transparency principle (PWC v Västervik, KPMG v Västervik)

Emanuela Matei • September 2012

I. Introduction The tender documentation of the award procedure concerned with a procurement contract of audit services by Västervik municipal authorities comprised erroneous information. The error consisted in disregarding the provisions of the Swedish constitutional law, namely the article (...)

15 May 2012

The Advocate General Mazak issues his opinion recommending to dismiss an appeal against pharma company’s abuse of dominance (AstraZeneca)

Gavin Benjamin Bushell • May 2012

AstraZeneca v Commission, Advocate-General Mazak’s Opinion of 15 May 2012* On 15 May 2012, Advocate-General Mazák delivered his long awaited Opinion to the European Court of Justice in the long-running AstraZeneca litigation. Practitioners hoping for an opinion that tempered some of the more (...)

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