Antitrust & Merger Control

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• Contributing Editors for the 2019/20 Telecoms and Media edition of Getting The Deal Through

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  Submitted: 30 August 2019

  We are pleased to have contributed again to the Telecoms and Media edition of Getting the Deal Through.

• EU Commission fines Facebook €110m for providing misleading information in relation to WhatsApp acquisition

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  Submitted: 30 August 2017

  ​On 18 May 2017, the EU imposed fines of €110m on Facebook for providing incorrect or misleading information when, in 2014, the EU Commission was investigating Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp, under the EU Merger Regulation (Regulation No 139/2004) (EUMR).

• Innovation and EU merger control - a new approach?

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  Submitted: 30 August 2017

  The European Commission is increasingly taking action on the grounds of an adverse impact on innovation in merger situations.

• The European Commission ramps up its enforcement action in the e-commerce sector

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  Submitted: 30 August 2017

  On 14 June 2017, the European Commission announced three new antitrust investigations into the licensing and distribution practices of Nike, Sanrio and Universal Studios.

• Google fined a record €2.4bn by European Commission for favouring its own shopping comparison tool

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  Submitted: 29 August 2017

  ​On 27 June 2017, the European Commission imposed a record €2.42bn fine on Google after finding it had abused its dominant position in the search engine market by giving favourable treatment to its comparison shopping service in its search results.

• The EU and the UK publish findings on online hotel booking platforms

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  Submitted: 13 June 2017

  The European Commission has published its report on online travel agents, such as booking.com.

• Commission introduces new anonymous whistleblower tool

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  Submitted: 12 June 2017

  The Commission has launched a new tool which makes it possible for individuals to inform the Commission about cartels and other anti-competitive practices (such as vertical restrictions in supply and distribution relations or abuse of dominance) on an anonymous basis.

• “No legal link” between whistleblower applications to the EU and National Competition Authorities, ECJ rules

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  Submitted: 26 January 2016

  28 National Competition Authorities need not assess a summary application in light of any wider immunity or leniency application to the European Commission.

• San Francisco start-up wins High Court victory "Uber" black cabs

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  Submitted: 02 November 2015

  Further skirmishes in the taxi wars - the latest from the UK and an overview of other EU jurisdictions.

• Ten things you need to know about private enforcement

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  Submitted: 01 September 2015

  This article sets out ten of the key things to consider in the context of private actions for damages for antitrust infringements and actions to secure an injunction to halt anti-competitive behaviour across a range of EU jurisdictions.

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