Dear Members,

We are pleased to bring you the spring edition of the ICLN newsletter. Thank you to all those who contributed. We hope you enjoy reading it.

Gwen Ballin-Reeler

Mishcon de Reya LLP


Merger control:

• The FCA’s Proposals for call in power after Illumina/ Grail by Bastien Thomas and Guillaume Fabre, Racine Avocats
• The ECJ judgement Illumina/Grail – Minus plus minus does not equal plus regarding jurisdiction in European merger control by Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, Sabrina Aurnhammer, Alexandra Gebauer, Severin Uhsler, Luther
• HAVEL & PARTNERS: Comments to the ongoing review of the Czech merger control regime by Robert Neruda, Dušan Valent and Igor Kučera, Havel & Partners

RPM:

• Competition Authority Fines Distribution Network for RPM and Market Sharing by Tomasz Feliszewski, Aleksander Kanton, WKB Lawyers 

Cartels:

• ECJ’s preliminary ruling on claim bundling in cartel damages claims (‘Rundholzkartell’) by Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M, Samira Altdorf, Severin Uhsler, Luther
• Smoke without a fire – when apparent cartel activity is due to systemic issues by Advokatfirman Cederquist KB

National competition law updates:

• Webinar: Luther Antitrust & Competition Law Forecast 2025 by Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, Anne Caroline Wegner, Samira Altdorf, Sabrina Aurnhammer, Alexandra Gebauer, Severin Uhsler, Lara Zölck, Luther
• Competition Flashback Q4 2024 – EU and Dutch competition law developments by Bas Braeken & Jade Versteeg & Lara Elzas & Timo Hieselaar & Demi van den Berg & Joost van Belois, Bureau Brandeis
• Antitrust in Brazil: Highlights of CADE’s Activity in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 by Cristianne Saccab Zarzur, Jackson Ferreira and Bianca Boya Barcellos, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
• Antitrust in Mexico: Q&A on the Future of Cofece and IFT in 2025 by Patricio Martínez Osorio, Gustavo González Del Castillo, Pérez-Llorca

FDI:

• Update Dutch FDI-screening (Vifo Act) by Bas Braeken & Jade Versteeg & Lara Elzas & Timo Hieselaar & Demi van den Berg & Joost van Belois

Labour Markets:

• The Portuguese Competition Authority fines Inetum Group for anti-competitive practices in the labour market by Armando Martins Ferreira, Margarida Calixto Kolmer and Margarida Silva Morais, Abreu Advogados
• Beware of dissatisfied employees: how to avoid unannounced inspections by competition authorities by Robert Neruda, Petra Joanna Pipková and Ivo Šimeček, Havel & Partners

Jurisdiction and Brexit:

• Testing the post-Brexit jurisdiction of the English courts: what claimants need to know by Luke Grimes, Mishcon de Reya LLP