In a much-anticipated opinion, Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou (AG) has advised the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to set aside the General Court (GC)’s Illumina/GRAIL judgment.
The AG is of the view that the European...more
Following publication in the EU Official Journal, the Digital Markets Act (DMA, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925) officially entered into force on 1 November 2022.
The DMA introduces new rules for the digital economy. In...more
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have adopted the final text of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will introduce new rules for the digital economy.
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On 10 May 2022, the European Commission (EC) published the revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER), together with the accompanying revised Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (Vertical Guidelines), which will replace...more
On 1 March 2022, the European Commission (EC) published for consultation its draft revised Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements (Horizontal Guidelines) and draft revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations on...more
After 13 years before the EU courts, on 26 January 2022 the General Court (GC) partially annulled the European Commission’s decision finding that Intel abused its dominant position by excluding its main rival from a computer...more
The new Polish Anti-Crisis Shield legislation, being the response to the Covid-19 crisis, introduces significant changes to competition law and consumer protection. Below we summarise what these newly implemented measures...more