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Labour Markets Under Pressure: EU Antitrust Authorities Impose Fines For No-poach Agreements

No-poach agreements have come under scrutiny by the antitrust authorities: For the first time, the European Commission has imposed fines for cartel agreements in the labour market.

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

FCO Tightens Grip On Cartels With Increasing Number Of Dawn Raids And Court Proceedings

The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) continues to be an active, sophisticated and efficient enforcement authority.

Germany Anti-trust

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Luther S.A.

EuGH präzisiert Voraussetzungen für Verbote des aktiven Verkaufs im Alleinvertrieb

Der Europäische Gerichtshof hat mit Urteil vom 8. Mai 2025 (EuGH, Urt. v. 8.5.2025, C-581/23) wesentliche Anforderungen an die kartellrechtliche Zulässigkeit von Verkaufsverboten im Rahmen...

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

European Court Of Justice Reviews Directors' Liability For Cartel Fines

June 2025 – Cartel fines, which can amount up to 10% of a company's global group turnover, represent one of the most significant enforcement instruments in European competition law.

Germany Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

EU Commission Finally Enters The Ring On No-Poach Agreements

Luxembourg Anti-trust

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Arendt & Medernach

Kinstellar's Regional Competition Law Update: Mid-Year Insights 2025

Czech Republic Anti-trust

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Kinstellar

Fines For Unlawful Vertical Price Fixing: German Federal Cartel Office Takes Action Against Sennheiser And Sonova

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

Supreme Court's First Ruling On Private Enforcement Procedure

Portugal Litigation

SRS Legal

When Does Information Exchange Cross The Line Into Anti-Competitive Conduct?

European Union Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Cartels Comparative Guide

Greece Anti-trust

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Zepos & Yannopoulos

"AI Cartels" As A Rising Threat To Competition: Legal Sci-Fi Or Reality?

Cyprus Anti-trust

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

Chrome et Android menacés : les Etats-Unis s'attaquent au monopole de Google

France Anti-trust

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Haas Avocats

Third-Party Lions Free To Roam: General Court Reverses Decision On Monopoly Over Trademarks Depicting Same Animal Species

Bugnion

Cartels Comparative Guide

Germany Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 1 (Video)

Italy Immigration

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Ius Laboris

"Investment" And "Establishing A Newco" In Hungary

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Miran Legal

Looking Ahead: Irish Developments - Horizon Scanner: Finance, May 2025

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

通过投资获得马耳他公民身份 (Video)

Malta Immigration

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CSB Group

Future Of Work By 2030: Skills, Automation, Job Creation & Workforce Strategy

Cyprus Technology

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Eurofast

Cartels Comparative Guide

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Italy, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Italy Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

Cartels Comparative Guide

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Spain, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Spain Anti-trust

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Gomez-Acebo & Pombo

Belgian Competition Authority Imposes Massive Fines On Security Companies For Cartel Practices Involving Price-Fixing, Bid Rigging And No Poach Agreements

The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has imposed its highest ever fine in connection with cartel practices in the private security services sector.

Belgium Anti-trust

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Irish Competition Law Enforcement Update: H1 2024 Updates

Following commencement of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 ("2022 Act"), the enforcement powers of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC")...

Ireland Anti-trust

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Matheson

EC Antitrust Officials Conduct Surprise Inspections Of Aftermarket Tire Maker "Consultancy"

European Union Anti-trust

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MoginRubin

Update Data Protection No. 150 - Meta Suffers Defeat Before The ECJ – National Competition Authority Can Find An Infringement Of The GDPR

Germany Privacy

HK

HEUKING

Germany Anti-trust

Blomstein

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

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Osborne Clarke

Association Recommendations In A Regulatory Context: French BPA Case Highlights Red Lines

European Union Anti-trust

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Kapellmann und Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Competition Flashback Q1 2024: Ontwikkelingen Mededingingsrecht

Netherlands Anti-trust

BB

Bureau Brandeis

Super Bock Ruling

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

Cartel Des Jambons : «Le Contrôle Des Décisions De L'autorité Fonctionne»

France Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

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

TW

Taylor Wessing

The OECD Publishes Report On The 2024 Edition On Competition Trends

Malta Anti-trust

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Ganado Advocates

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

Cartel Des Jambons : «Le Contrôle Des Décisions De L'autorité Fonctionne»

Read the interview given by Paris Antitrust & Competition Partner Nathalie Jalabert-Doury to ActuEL Direction Juridique,

France Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

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 OECD Publishes Report On The 2024 Edition On Competition Trends

On 6 March 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") published its report on global competition trends based on data from 77 OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions for the year 2022 ("Report").

Malta Anti-trust

GA

Ganado Advocates

AI And Anti-Competitive Agreement: At The Roots Of An Unconscious Will?

France Anti-trust

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IR Global

Modern Economy Faces Major Challenges. Will The Uncompromising Fight Against RPM Save It?

In early September, I was at the IBA Annual Competition Conference in Florence. I like those two days. I extend my summer, experience a beautiful city, meet friends, and even manage an inspiring morning run.

Czech Republic Anti-trust

HP

Havel & Partners s.r.o.

The Amendment Of The Czech Competition Act In A Nutshell III: Variations On Hamlet

In the third episode of the series "Amendment of the Czech Competition Act in a Nutshell", we focus on the new tools that an undertaking can use to mitigate the effects of a fining decision.

Czech Republic Commercial

HP

Havel & Partners s.r.o.

Antitrust Liability Traps In The "agency Model" – What To Watch Out For

It is not just in the automotive industry that commercial representative models or "agency models" are currently booming. More and more manufacturers...

Germany Anti-trust

OP

Oppenhoff

Changes To Competition Law Enforcement Are Now Effective

A new era has begun. From now on, Irish enforcers may recommend fines for EU and Irish competition rules breaches.

Ireland Anti-trust

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William Fry

2022 Act Enters Into Force – New Irish Competition Enforcement Regime

Ireland Anti-trust

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Matheson

ComReg Publishes Draft Competition Policies And Guidelines

Ireland Anti-trust

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Matheson

Dawn Raids Relating To Agriculture Machinery In Poland

Poland Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Czech Competition Office Stronger Than Ever – How Are Competitors Affected By The New Amendment?

Czech Republic Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

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)

European Union Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Getting Settlement Procedures Right: Italian Competition Authority Adopts Procedural Guidance

Italy Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

The French Competition Authority Fines Database Providers For Price Fixing And Customer Allocation

France Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Italian Competition Authority Introduces Whistleblowing Platform To Anonymously Report Anticompetitive Behaviour

Italy Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

Sanctions, Dawn Raids And Soft Law Mechanisms – What Is On The 2023 Horizon For The Czech Competition Office?

Czech Republic Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

The New EU Regime For Horizontal Agreements: What's New About Joint Purchasing Agreements/buying Alliance

European Union Anti-trust

BB

Bird & Bird

What Is On The Horizon In Competition Law?

European Union Anti-trust

HP

Havel & Partners s.r.o.

Part 5: New Rules On Cooperation Between Competing Undertakings

Denmark Anti-trust

BB

Bech-Bruun

Part 2: Theme: Focus On Leniency

Denmark Anti-trust

BB

Bech-Bruun

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

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

From The Czech Woods And Fields... (Overview Of Competition Events For May 2023)

Czech Republic Anti-trust

HP

Havel & Partners s.r.o.

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