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European Commission Tightens Law Enforcement on Pharmaceutical Cartels

In July 2025, the European Competition Commission imposed a EUR 489,000 fine on Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. and its Hong Kong subsidiary for their involvement in a pharmaceutical cartel involving the active ingredient used...more

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EU Fines Delivery Hero and Glovo €329 Million for Labour Market Cartel: Key Takeaways

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On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) fined Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo a combined €329 million for operating a cartel in the online food delivery sector....more

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Labour markets: two EC firsts in EU antitrust enforcement

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On 2 June 2025, the European Commission fined Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participation in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. Notably, this marks not only the first time the Commission has...more

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EU antitrust fines soar amid uncertain global enforcement outlook

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2024 saw a significant increase in overall global fines for antitrust enforcement, with total penalties for the jurisdictions surveyed in our report at USD6.7 billion, over double that of 2023 (USD2.9bn) and substantially...more

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A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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Demonstrating both increased cross-border collaboration and the adoption of novel theories of cartel violations, the European Commission and the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, together with the U.S. competition...more

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CMA Hits Accelerator on Enforcement of UK Labour Markets

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Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan....more

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EU Commission Investigates Cartel Breach in Fashion Sector - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 24

For once, it wasn't about Big Tech. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, jolted the fashion sector to attention on May 17 with news of "unannounced inspections" at the premises of industry...more

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European Commission — Trucks Cartel: Clarification on the Concept of ‘Single and Continuous Infringement’ and Its Impact on the...

Following the European Commission’s decision on the trucks cartel matter (European Commission, Sept. 27, 2017, AT.39824) that fined Scania up to €880 million (USD 950M), the General Court of the European Union rejected...more

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Wage Watchers in Brussels - European Commission focuses on agreements in the labour market

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Antitrust authorities are increasingly focused on anticompetitive agreements in the labour markets. In a recent speech held in Rome on 22 October 2021 ("A New Era of Cartel Enforcement"), EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe...more

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Trucks Cartel: Within Four Months, the CJEU Provides Enlightening Procedural Clarifications on Follow-On Actions Through Two...

Following record fines imposed by the European Commission on the main European truck manufacturers, under preliminary references, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled on certain procedural...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – April 2021

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UK CMA Disqualifies More Directors for Anti-Competitive Behaviour - Following the director disqualifications reported in the February/March 2021 edition of this newsletter, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...more

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Ending the endless: Cartel infringements end when competition is no longer restricted, the ECJ rules

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In previous decisions the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") had ruled that cartel infringements continue as long as they have economic effects. This was partly interpreted to mean that a bid-rigging cartel only ends with the...more

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Major Amendments to German Act Against Restraints of Competition Take Effect

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The 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) entered into force on January 19 (ARC Digitization Act); the act seeks to modernize German antitrust rules and address challenges associated with...more

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Carrots and sticks - German competition law changes for cartel investigations

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On January 19, 2021, the amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition ("ARC") has entered into force. In addition to the significant adjustments to the ARC regarding advancing digitalization, changes in...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – January 2021

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“True Brexit” Happened: Impact on Competition Law - After formally leaving the EU early in 2020, the UK on 31 December finally left the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the transitional period. Despite...more

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Mindestens 15% - Landgericht Dortmund schätzt kartellbedingten Preisaufschlag

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Das Landgericht Dortmund macht mit Urteil vom 30.09.2020 (8 O 115/14 (Kart)) von der Möglichkeit Gebrauch, die Schadenshöhe in Kartellschadensersatzfällen zu schätzen – ohne ein eigenes Gutachten einzuholen. ...more

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Impact of COVID-19: New Exemptions Under Antitrust Law

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EU/EFTA/ECN – On 23 March 2020, the competition authorities in the European Competition Network (the European Commission, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, and the national competition authorities of the EU/EEA) issued a Joint...more

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Draft Amendments To German Competition Law Published

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The German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has published the draft bill on the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition, which includes a proposal for the revision of abuse control in...more

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Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

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Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

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More Affordable and Innovative Medicines and Treatments in Europe – Has the Competition Enforcement Met the 2009 Objective?

A decade ago, the European Commission conducted a thorough sectoral inquiry into the European pharmaceutical sector that identified antitrust shortcomings impeding access to more affordable and innovative medicines and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Kartellschadensersatz Ein Leitfaden für geschädigte Unternehmen

Our free market economy is grounded in the principle that competition is the most effective and efficient way to protect customers and consumers. Cartels are a serious violation of this principle and can cause considerable...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – November 2018

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First UK Award of Follow-On Cartel Damages - On 9 October 2018, a UK court awarded damages in a follow-on private cartel damages claim. This is the first such award by a UK court and a major development in private...more

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Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms in Cartel Cases: Risks in Potential Broad Theories of Harm

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Algorithms and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have become commonplace in a vast number of markets, and this has drawn the attention not only of competition law academics and practitioners, but also of competition...more

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What Role For Fairness in EU Competition Policy and Enforcement?

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Is this perception well-founded? And does it represent a new policy trend towards ‘social justice’ objectives or simply a continuation of a policy driver that has underpinned EU competition enforcement for some time?...more

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European Court of Justice Upholds Use of Evidence from Noncompetition Authority

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The European Court of Justice ("CoJ") has upheld the European Commission's use of evidence transmitted by a national authority other than a Member State competition authority in a cartel investigation. The CoJ ruled on April...more

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