Posted by Andrew Ward
25 March, 2020
The European Commission is giving absolute priority to State aid decisions adopted in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, just
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COVID-19, Competition authorities and the Courts
Posted by Andrew Ward
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 Andrew Ward
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 María López
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 MoreTHE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ITS REJECTION OF “CHANCE DISCOVERIES” WHEN THE SCOPE OF AN INSPECTION IS NOT PROPERLY DEFINED
Posted by Alexandre Picón
14 February, 2020
In several judgments handed down this year, the Supreme Court overturned a CNMC resolution after finding that the evidence on
Read MoreTHE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION BY THE OWNER OF THE ARTÉS FUNERAL HOME
Posted by Cristina Vila
14 February, 2020
In its Judgment of December 10, 2019, the Supreme Court (“SC”) rejected the cassation appeal brought by Mémora Servicios Funerarios
Read MoreExtradition and competition law: prison sentence in the US for an EU executive charged with participating in a cartel
Posted by Alexandre Picón
14 February, 2020
Those were the words of the Assistant Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice (“DoJ”) Antitrust Division after
Read MoreTHE CJEU UPHOLDS THE POSSIBILITY OF CLAIMING INDIRECT DAMAGES FROM THIRD PARTIES NOT ACTIVE IN A CARTELIZED MARKET
Posted by María López
14 February, 2020
On December 12, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that a public body that, to
Read MoreGrappling with Article 267 TFEU: the CJEU rules that a Spanish tax tribunal cannot request a preliminary ruling
Posted by María López
3 February, 2020
On January 21, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that the Spanish tax appeal boards
Read MoreFISH WHOLESALERS: CATALONIA COMPETITION AUTHORITY FINES THE MERCABARNA FISH WHOLESALERS GUILD
Posted by Joaquim Candel
31 December, 2019
The Catalonia Competition Authority (ACCO) has declared that the Guild of Consignees of the Central Fresh and Frozen Fish and
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