China’s SAMR likely to see reshuffle of antitrust leadership
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is likely to witness a change in antitrust unit leadership in the near future as a… Read More
German court hearings to steer connected cars SEP licensing
A chain of cases before German courts over the next few months are set to steer how licensing for connected cars in the… Read More
Munich trucks cartel: Validity of claims vehicle mulled in giant damages action
The validity of assigned damages claims to a litigation vehicle and of the underlying action came under the spotlight as one of Germany’s largest follow-on… Read More
Israeli Supreme Court to consider if EC trucks cartel damages claim stands
Israel’s Supreme Court will consider whether a class action for damages following a European Commission (EC) cartel decision has standing in Israel after a district… Read More
Chinese pharma company execs face criminal charges for obstructing antitrust probe – sources
Executives from a local Chinese manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in Shandong Province are facing criminal charges for obstructing an antitrust investigation, three sources… Read More
Vestager hearing: Break up of Big Tech possible, less intrusion preferred
The European Commission (EC) can split large technology companies but seeks the path of a fine balance between enforcing competition law and protecting business opportunities… Read More
EU GC quashes Starbucks state aid decision, confirms Fiat’s
The EU General Court (GC) today (24 September) quashed the European Commission’s (EC) decision ordering the Netherlands to recover illegal state aid from Starbucks and… Read More
EU GC quashes Starbucks state aid decision, confirms Fiat’s
The EU General Court (GC) today (24 September) quashed the European Commission’s (EC) decision ordering the Netherlands to recover illegal state aid from Starbucks and… Read More
Irish truck claimants anticipate court to confirm jurisdiction following ECJ ruling
Challenges to the Irish High Court’s jurisdiction in ongoing follow-on trucks damages claims are expected to fall away following the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) Tibor-Trans decision,… Read More
Osram/ams downplay competition concerns due to limited overlap
Osram [ETR: OSR] and ams [VIE:AMS] do not expect their potential tie-up to raise competition concerns due to limited overlap between their activities, spokespeople for… Read More