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Tighten compliance to protect against "recklessness" accusations
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Companies need to create ever-more holistic compliance programmes as competition authorities take a harder line on information exchange. Katy Oglethorpe in London.
German potato companies raided
Monday, 13 May 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has raided several potato producers and distributors over an alleged cartel conspiracy.
German court hikes gas cartel fines
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Dusseldorf’s Higher Regional Court has rejected an appeal brought by five gas companies against a Federal Cartel Office cartel fine, instead increasing each company’s sanction.
Germany fines Nestlé in consumer goods probe
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office today fined Nestlé €20 million for exchanging information with rivals on consumer goods, in another branch of the office’s wide-ranging investigation.
Freshfields promotes in Germany
Monday, 25 March 2013
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted competition specialist Frank Röhling to partner in the firm’s Berlin office.
Glade Michel Wirtz promotes second partner
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
German boutique law firm Glade Michel Wirtz has promoted Silke Möller to partner in the firm’s competition practice.
Germany ends consumer products case with final sanctions
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has fined six more manufacturers of branded household products and their trade association €39 million for information exchange.
Germany clears hospital stake purchase
Monday, 18 March 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has approved hospital operator Asklepios’ acquisition of a 10 per cent stake in rival Rhön-Klinikum, subject to divestment conditions.
An interview with Andreas Mundt
Friday, 15 March 2013
Journal Feature • Issue: March 2013
Andreas Mundt is widely praised for modernising the processes and structure of Germany’s Federal Cartel Office. Faaez Samadi talks to him about his achievements and what remains to be done
Germany's competition bar
Friday, 15 March 2013
Journal Feature • Issue: March 2013
Germany’s competition bar is vast, both geographically and by number of practices, and there’s an abundance of antitrust work. Faaez Samadi discovers which firms are working on the best cases
Germany: Where next for private litigation?
Friday, 15 March 2013
Journal Feature • Issue: March 2013
Germany is one of Europe’s key jurisdictions for pursuing private cartel damages claims. But with significant changes on the way in the UK, Faaez Samadi looks into whether Germany’s status in this arena is under threat
Germany criticises ARD/ZDF online venture
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has told public broadcasters ARD and ZDF that their ‘Germany’s Gold’ online platform would harm competition in the video-on-demand (VOD) market.
German court throws out FCO negligence lawsuit
Monday, 4 March 2013
Cologne’s Regional Court has ruled that Germany’s Federal Cartel Office did not act negligently in blocking a merger between two hearing aid manufacturers, dismissing a €1 billion lawsuit against the authority.
ThyssenKrupp and Arcelor Mittal in fresh cartel investigation
Friday, 1 March 2013
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office yesterday raided the offices of steelmakers ThyssenKrupp, ArcelorMittal and Voestalpine, looking for evidence of cartel agreements.
German court to consider review of EU judicial process
Monday, 25 February 2013
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court is considering whether to assess the lawfulness of the EU cartel fining practice and judicial review on the back of a request by Outokumpu.
GCR May 2013
Surveys: Washington, Taiwan • EU Cartel Settlements Round Table, Mexican Amparos • Interviews with Shiow-Ming Wu, Chris Fonteijn, Joe Wayland.
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GCR Live 5th Annual Competition Litigation
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