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Competition Flashback Q1 2024: Ontwikkelingen Mededingingsrecht

Dit is de Competition Flashback Q1 2024 van bureau Brandeis. In deze flashback vindt u een selectie van de belangrijkste Europese en Nederlandse mededingingsrechtelijke ontwikkelingen...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Bureau Brandeis

Super Bock Ruling

Super Bock ruling provides additional clarity on the object test as the appropriate factual assessment and may have potential implications to ACM's decisions in relation to resale price maintenance.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

General Court Upholds Valve Fine And Holds That The Existence Of IP Rights Does Not Preclude Application Of The Cartel Ban

On 27 September 2023, the General Court of the European Union ('General Court') upheld the European Commission's ('Commission') decision to fine Valve Corporation ('Valve').

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Taylor Wessing

The Value Of Decisions From National Competition Authorities In Follow-On Cases: Court Of Justice Of The European Union 20 April 2023, ECLI:EU:C:2023:298 (Repsol)

Agreements and decisions from associations of undertakings that by their object or effect restrict competition are prohibited under competition law.

European Union Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

The CJEU Has Opened The Door For Potential Cartel Damage Litigation Based On GDPR Violations

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

Competition Flashback Q3 2021

European Union Anti-trust

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Bureau Brandeis

Wie Is Aansprakelijk Voor Kartelschadeclaims?

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

VBER En Richtsnoeren: De Belangrijkste Punten Op Een Rij

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

Boete Voor Samsung: Verticale Overeenkomsten Weer Vol In Het Vizier Van De ACM

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

The Sumal-Judgement: Reshaping The Notion Of ‘Undertaking' In EU Competition Law

European Union Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

COVID-19: Consumer Protection, Competition Law & State Support In The Netherlands (Update*)

Netherlands Coronavirus

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Stek Advocaten

Amsterdam District Court Renders An Important Judgment In The Truck Cartel Proceedings

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

Cartel Follow-On Litigation Under New Dutch Class Action System WAMCA

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

Antitrust Alert: The Netherlands Authority For Consumers And Markets Publishes Settlement Guidelines

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Green Technology Innovations: Patents And The Ecological Transition

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Pride Month At RFB: How We Are Celebrating, What It Means To Us, And Why Representation In The Legal Industry Is Crucial.

Netherlands Commercial

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Ronald Fletcher Baker

Quand l'innovation technologique se met au service de la transition écologique

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

[Blog] Explication de la CJUE sur la compétence internationale en matière de validité du brevet

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

ESG Update: Green Claims Directive Is Here To Stay?

Netherlands Commercial

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Loyens & Loeff

Commission Recovers From Turbulence And Re-Adopts Air Cargo Decision

The Commission recently re-adopted its air cargo cartel decision after the General Court annulled its original decision for inconsistencies on procedural grounds.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Commission Can Use Cartel Intel From Agencies Active In Areas Other Than Competition

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that in proving a cartel, the Commission can rely on evidence legally transmitted to it by a national tax authority.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Parent Companies May Pay For Subsidiary's Time-Barred Wrongs

It should be no surprise to companies that they may be held liable for their subsidiaries' cartel wrongdoings.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

The Netherlands - Dutch Court Dismisses ABB's Passing-On Defence In Private Enforcement Litigation

. According to ABB, the magnitude of the overcharge was to be determined by comparing ABB's profit margins for GIS during its participation in the cartel and thereafter.

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

The Leniency Dilemma Revisited

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

To Settle Or Not To Settle: All Bets Off In Cartel Cases

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

For Your Eyes Only: No Disclosure Of Settlement To Other Cartel Members

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Accepts Passing-On Defense In Private Enforcement Litigation

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Hears Cartel Damages Claim Despite Arbitration Clause

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

A Subsidiary's Disobedience No Reason To Let Parent Company Off The Hook

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Clarifies The Passing-On Defence In Cartel Damage Cases

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Competition Authority's Fining Methodology Upheld By The Highest Dutch Appeal Court

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Information Requests In Competition Investigations: No Fishing Please

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Summer Is Coming! And So Are Hefty Cartel Fines

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Clarifies The Passing-On Defence In Cartel Damage Cases

Today the Dutch Supreme Court ruled in TenneT/ABB on the application of the passing-on defence in cartel damage cases.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Competition Authority's Fining Methodology Upheld By The Highest Dutch Appeal Court

On 24 March 2016, the Industry Appeals Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), the highest Dutch administrative appeal court in competition law matters, upheld a judgment of a lower court...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Information Requests In Competition Investigations: No Fishing Please

A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice clarifies that companies should put more thought into answering requests for information by the European Commission.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Summer Is Coming! And So Are Hefty Cartel Fines

The Act increasing the maximum fine that the Authority for Consumers and Markets can impose for cartel infringements is set to enter into force on 1 July 2016.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Mum's The Word: Antitrust Risks Of Public Announcements

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Air Cargo Cartel Damages Litigation: Determining Jurisdiction For Follow-On Damages Claim

Dispute Resolution analysis: in July 2015 the Amsterdam District Court concluded that there had been no abuse of procedural law by KLM in a case related to alleged freight cargo price fixing.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

No "One Stop Shop" For Leniency Applications

According to Advocate General Wathelet, there is no legal connection between a leniency application filed with the European Commission and a summary application made to a national competition authority for the same cartel.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Cartels: Parents Pay For Conduct Of Their Joint Ventures

Companies should not forget to include subsidiaries and joint ventures in their compliance programmes. This is important because parent companies are normally liable for cartel conduct by their subsidiaries and joint ventures.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

"Stretched"Calculation Method May Produce Higher Fine For Vertically-Integrated Companies

Vertically-integrated companies may face higher fines as a result of a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Big Brother Is Listening: Regulator ACM May Use Other Agencies' Telephone Taps As Evidence

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Sweet And Sour Deal For Vinegar Producers: First Cartel Settlement By ACM

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Higher Court Upholds Cartel Decisions Despite Use Of Telephone Taps

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Dutch Court Rejects Passing-On Defence: Full Amount Of Damages Claimed Should Be Paid

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Do The Maths: Cartel Fine Calculations For Joint Ventures And Foreign Sales

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Court Considers Providing A Redacted EU Cartel Decision Not To Be Part Of Its Job

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Don’t Offer A Helping Hand: Cartel Facilitators No Better Than Participants

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Conditions For Qualifying As A Serial Cartel Offender Clarified

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

The Devil Is In The Detail: Commission May Publish More Detailed Cartel Decisions

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Jolling De Pree And Stefan Molin In The Cartels And Leniency Review

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Investment Firms Can Be Sanctioned For Cartel Conduct By Former Portfolio Companies

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Jolling De Pree En Daan Beenders Comment On Developments In Cartel Damages Proceedings

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

European Court Of Human Rights: Dawn Raid Violates The Right To Respect For Home

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Damages Directive Adopted: Wave Of Antitrust Damages Actions Looms

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Access Denied: Right To Damages Does Not Open The Commission’s Cartel Files

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

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