Tag: CJEU
RPM in the European Union: Any Developments Since Leegin?
CFilippo Amato, Nov 14, 2013
Suspicions regarding the use of resale price maintenance in vertical agreements, i.e., agreements between a supplier and its distributors, have...
The Proposal for a Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions: The European...
Daniele Calisti, Luke Haasbeek, Aug 12, 2013
On June 11, 2013, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions, as well as...
Disclosure of Leniency Documents in the United Kingdom: Is the Draft...
Sebastian Peyer, Aug 12, 2013
The European Commission has recently proposed a Directive on rules governing actions for damages for the infringement of competition law...
Now the Commission Wants Compensation Too The Commission as Private Damages...
Ruchit Patel, Paul Stuart, Jul 15, 2013
In February 2007, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted an infringement decision finding that a number of manufacturers...
Relying on EU Soft Law Before National Competition Authorities: Hope for...
Oana Stefan, Jul 15, 2013
Instruments deprived of legally binding force according to Article 288 TFEU—notices, guidelines, communications, etc.—have been issued in EU competition law...
EU Court Narrows Scope of the De Minimis Principle
Cormac Little, Jul 15, 2013
A recent court decision has significantly narrowed the application of the de minimis principle under EU competition rules.
In late 2012,...
The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on EU Competition Law: A...
Ben Van Rompuy, Dec 13, 2011
When the EU leaders agreed on the final version of the Lisbon Treaty, one particular amendment caused turmoil in...