EU – Our Curious Amalgam

Who Should Competition Law Work For? Enforcement Against Restrictive Labour Market Agreements in the EU

#283 Who Should Competition Law Work For? Enforcement Against Restrictive Labour Market Agreements in the EU

Posted 2 years ago Tagged compliance EU European Union information exchange labor labour no-poach non-compete noncompete wage fixing

Labour markets are in the focus of competition law regulators worldwide and companies and their […]

Bringing Big Tech to Heel? Compliance Day Under the EU Digital Markets Act

#268 Bringing Big Tech to Heel? Compliance Day Under the EU Digital Markets Act

Posted 3 years ago Tagged Digital Markets Act DMA EU European Commission

The EU Digital Markets Act introduces a radical change to regulation of the digital sector […]

Adam Penman, McGuireWoods

#162 How Has It Been Working? A Reflection on Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation Four Years In

Posted 5 years ago Tagged data privacy data protection EU GDPR international privacy law

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was created to protect the personal data of individuals […]

Aleksandra Kuznicka-Cholewa, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna

#111 A Never-Ending Issue? The Report of the EU Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents

Posted 5 years ago Tagged abuse of dominance EU European Commission SEP standard essential patents

Standard Essential Patent (SEP) licensing and valuation is an extremely challenging and difficult area worldwide. […]

Alfonso Lamadrid, Partner, Garrigues

#77 Still The Largest Taxpayer in the World? Apple Avoids Massive Tax Payment to Ireland

Posted 6 years ago Tagged Apple EU European Commission General Court state aid tax rulings

The European Commission’s EU State aid investigations into the tax ruling practices of EU countries […]

What, It’s Not Only Merger Control? The Rise of Foreign Direct Investment Controls Worldwide

#68 What, It’s Not Only Merger Control? The Rise of Foreign Direct Investment Controls Worldwide

Posted 6 years ago Tagged Canada EU FDI foreign direct investment national security public interest UK

Rules on foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world are continually being tightened. Why is […]

Paul Csiszar, Director, European Commission, DG Competition

#35 What Is the Competitive Drug Price? Understanding Drug Pricing and Competition in Europe

Posted 7 years ago Tagged abuse of dominance Article 101 Article 102 discount EU European Commission excessive pricing pay-for-delay pharmaceutical pricing rebate UK CMA

The pricing of pharmaceuticals, and in particular whether prices are “too high” or “excessive”, is […]

Melanie Teplinsky, Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law

#33 Can I Just Disappear? The Privacy Right to Be Forgotten.

Posted 7 years ago Tagged consumer protection data privacy data protection EU GDPR right to be forgotten right to erasure

In Europe, the right to privacy is considered a basic and fundamental human right, and […]

Jennifer Marsh, K&L Gates, London

#21 How Far Can I Go? EU Competition Law and Distribution

Posted 7 years ago Tagged competition law distribution EU

The European Commission has dramatically increased its level of competition law enforcement against vertical agreements. […]