The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed in a short judgment of 6 December 2017 that a prohibition imposed on authorized distributors from using third party platforms for the sale of their luxury products...more
12/8/2017
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A summary of the European Commission’s Policy Document on standard essential patents (SEPs).
After considerable preparations and consultation the European Commission has on 29 November 2017 issued a Communication “setting...more
12/1/2017
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ETSI ,
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Standard Essential Patents ,
Transparency
On 29 March 2017, the same day that United Kingdom has officially launched the Brexit process, the European Commission (Commission) blocked the proposed 29 billion Euro merger between Deutsche Börse AG (DBAG) and London Stock...more
Sheppard Mullin’s EU team has created a list of major legal shifts that await General Counsel and Compliance Officers in the areas of competition, EU regulatory and trade in 2017. These challenges may have an impact on your...more
1/25/2017
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Popular ,
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Standard Essential Patents ,
State Aid ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK Brexit
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom by a majority of 8 to 3 has today confirmed that triggering the exit procedure from the European Union requires an Act of Parliament.
As such the Supreme Court disagreed with the...more
Sheppard Mullin’s EU team has created a list of major legal shifts that await General Counsel and Compliance Officers in the areas of competition, EU regulatory and trade in 2017. These challenges may have an impact on your...more
1/19/2017
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Competition ,
Compliance ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Single Market ,
Enforcement ,
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Merger Controls ,
Popular ,
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State Aid ,
Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Policy ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK Brexit
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition has issued a lengthy preliminary report of its ongoing sector inquiry into the e-commerce of goods and digital content. The sector-wide inquiry was launched on May...more
The UK people have voted to leave the European Union. Although there is no constitutional duty to leave the Union as a result, politically this is likely going to happen. Change will not be immediate and happen over time....more
6/27/2016
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
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Digital Single Market ,
EU ,
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International Litigation ,
Negotiations ,
Referendum Votes ,
Risk Assessment ,
Technical Standards ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Winds of change are blowing through Europe’s national courts, beginning with a new antitrust damages Directive requiring changes in national laws to facilitate private enforcement of competition law. This step was a major...more
10/20/2015
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Discovery ,
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EU ,
Fairness Standard ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Opt-Outs ,
Predominance Requirement ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sherman Act ,
Twombly/Iqbal Pleading Standard ,
UK ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Consumer Rights Act ,
Young Lawyers