Posted by Marta Simón
24 March, 2020
Concentrations, including mergers, acquisitions and the creation of “full-function” joint ventures in which the parties exceed certain thresholds must be
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COVID-19: Competition authorities will continue to enforce the law, but may also be flexible
Posted by Marta Simón
24 March, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, competition law continues to be fully applicable and, despite the current exceptional circumstances, non-compliance can have
Read MoreCOVID-19, Competition authorities and the Courts
Posted by Marta Simón
24 March, 2020
Spanish Royal Decree 463/2020 of March 14, 2020 declaring the state of alarm to address the health emergency caused by
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Competition Law
Posted by Marta Simón
24 March, 2020
Given the scale of the tragedy of the COVID-19 crisis on a human level and for a large number of
Read MoreThe Supreme Court clarifies the requirements for penalizing Directors in matters of Competition Law
Posted by Marta Simón
26 February, 2020
Two Supreme Court judgments were published last October on penalties for directors in competition law (Appeals 5280/2018 and 5244/2018). These
Read MoreČeské dráhy saga: CJEU upholds judgments of General Court and rules on European Commission’s powers of inspection
Posted by Marta Simón
17 February, 2020
On January 30, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled against the appeals filed by the Czech
Read MoreExtradition and competition law: prison sentence in the US for an EU executive charged with participating in a cartel
Posted by Marta Simón
14 February, 2020
Those were the words of the Assistant Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice (“DoJ”) Antitrust Division after
Read MoreGrappling with Article 267 TFEU: the CJEU rules that a Spanish tax tribunal cannot request a preliminary ruling
Posted by Marta Simón
3 February, 2020
On January 21, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that the Spanish tax appeal boards
Read More“GUN-JUMPING”: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PENALTY FOR TWO-PHASED ACQUISITION
Posted by Marta Simón
31 December, 2019
On June 30, 2019, the European Commission (“EC”) announced that it had imposed a fine of €28 million on the
Read MoreSGAE FINED YET AGAIN FOR ABUSING DOMINANT POSITION
Posted by Marta Simón
8 August, 2019
On May 30, 2019, the Spanish Markets and Competition Commission (“CNMC”) fined the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (“SGAE”)
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