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ECJ dismisses copper cartel appeal

Friday, 09 December 2011

The ECJ dismissed an appeal by KME and Chalkor
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld fines against cartelists in the copper industry imposed by the European Commission.

DG Comp settles refrigerant cartel probe

Thursday, 08 December 2011

DG Comp is increasingly closing cartel cases with a settlement
The European Commission has agreed a €161 million cartel settlement with four manufacturers of refrigeration compressors, showing an increasing tendency to settle cartel proceedings.

DG Comp probes e-book publishers

Tuesday, 06 December 2011

The European Commission is investigating e-book publishers
The European Commission today opened formal antitrust proceedings against international publishers accused of illegally restricting competition in the sale of e-books.

Jones Day and Fenwick & West in cloud computing deal

Monday, 05 December 2011

Software developer SAP has announced it will buy cloud computing company SuccessFactors for US$3.4 billion. Regular counsel Jones Day is acting for SAP, while SuccessFactors has retained Fenwick & West.

DG Comp extends state aid in banking sector

Friday, 02 December 2011

Commission extends state aid rules
The European Commission has announced the extension of its crisis state aid rules in the banking sector, and has set new guidelines which will make it easier for governments to bail out troubled banks.

DG Comp focuses on patents in Google/Motorola deal

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Google announced the deal in August
The European Commission is asking whether US technology company Google could use patents acquired in its proposed purchase of Motorola Mobility to increase the market power of its own mobile software at the expense of rivals, documents show.

ECJ cuts Quinn fine

Thursday, 01 December 2011

ECJ reduces fine originally set by commission
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reduced a €9 million fine imposed by the European Commission on three companies in the Quinn Group for their roles in a cartel in the acrylic glass sector.

McDermott promotes in Brussels

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Andrea Hamilton
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has promoted Andrea Hamilton to partner in its Brussels competition practice. She will begin in her new role in January.

DG Comp compliance guidelines not enticing enough, say lawyers

Friday, 25 November 2011

DG Comp issued compliance guidelines
The European Commission has released its first compliance guidelines for companies to minimise the risk of competition law infringements, but some lawyers fear the commission has provided too few incentives for businesses to adopt them.

Exchanges attempt to save merger with remedies

Monday, 21 November 2011

Exchanges offer remedies to save deal
The European Commission has extended the deadline for the proposed US$10.2 billion merger between Deutsche Börse and the New York Stock Exchange after the companies offered behavioural and structural remedies.

Panellists clash on EU referral system

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Navarro Varona said the referral system is "contradictory"
Competition lawyers and enforcers disagreed yesterday at GCR Live’s Law Leaders Europe on whether the EU referral system for merger control cases is working or not. Stefano Berra in Brussels.

DG Comp imposes commitments on Standard & Poor’s

Thursday, 17 November 2011

DG Comp asked Standard & Poor's to abolish ISINs fees
The European Commission will hold Standard & Poor’s to its commitment to abolish the licensing fee it asks banks to pay for using identifying codes for securities, as part of an abuse of dominance case.

DG Comp could do more in high-tech markets

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Stephen Kinsella at GCR Live in Brussels
The European Commission could use more of its powers to combat antitrust infringements in the high tech sectors, says Stephen Kinsella OBE.

European competition litigation: what the future holds

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Featured In: November 2011 (Vol. 14 Iss. 10)

Last month, GCR Live held its second annual Competition Litigation Conference, chaired by John Pheasant at Hogan Lovells International. Here, Hogan Lovells partner Nicholas Heaton and senior associate Paul Chaplin present an overview of the issues addressed at the event, and discuss what developments clients and practitioners can expect in the coming months

Antitrust Law Answer Book 2011–12

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Featured In: November 2011 (Vol. 14 Iss. 10)

Review by Kenneth R Logan, former partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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