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.
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
