Notes about theory and practice of Competition Law
24/01/18
We have already discussed in several occasions the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The implementation date is approaching –25 May 2018– but many doubts remain. For instance, how can […]
15/09/17
It’s been a week since the ECJ published its Intel judgment (Case C-413/14 P) and already it has caused quite a stir. Which is hardly surprising, though, considering that we are […]
07/07/17
On 27 June last, the European Commission imposed a EUR 2,424,495,000 fine on Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position on the market for Internet search engines. Since, illustrious antitrust […]
31/05/17
Last Friday, May 26th, less than half a year late, the Spanish Government adopted Royal Law-Decree (Real Decreto-Ley, RDL) 9/2017, which implements into Spanish law the European Union damages Directive […]
09/03/17
After starting March with the rather sorry setting for the European Commission’s White Paper on the Future de Europe we have chosen to shoulder our backpack and take advantage of […]
19/02/17
Recent turmoil in the stowage sector has reminded us of some unique features of its regulation, which are rather surprising from an EU-law perspective. This is a sector which has […]
26/01/17
Among the few EU competition judgments handed down so far in 2017, a damages case has attracted our attention: the Gascogne case (T-577/14). The plaintiff sued the EU for tort, […]
23/12/16
2016 is coming to an end and will leave a wealth of more or less fond memories among the antitrust community. To quote Bob Dylan’s friend Mick, we should take […]