Antitrust & Merger Control

• Update on competition damages claims

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 10 May 2017

  Experts from the Simmons & Simmons Antitrust Litigation Group across Europe provide an update on this fast moving area, with particular reference to implementation of the EU Damages Directive in the main jurisdictions and the status of “opt-out” class action claims and legislative proposals.

• Proposals to change the EU Merger Regulation conference call

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 09 December 2016

  Experts from our network unpack and discuss the key implications of the current consultation ending in January 2017, including the proposals designed to catch more digital services and “pharma gap” transactions, to reduce red tape for non-problematic transactions and to make the referral mechanisms work better.

• EU Commission’s e-commerce sector inquiry - interim report

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 12 October 2016

  Members of our EU, Competition & Regulatory network hosted a call to analyse and discuss the European Commission’s interim report published on 15 September 2016 and now open for consultation.

• Competition and big data

  Webinar

  Submitted: 01 July 2016

  In the context of investigations and reports by the European Commission and National Competition Authorities concerning Google, Facebook and other operators of online platforms and social media networks, experts from our European competition network analyse the issues and the approaches competition authorities are taking.

• Injunctions in antitrust litigation: trends, risks and opportunities

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 02 November 2015

  ​Members of our Antitrust Litigation Group who have advised and acted on injunction proceedings in abuse of dominance cases in Germany, The Netherlands, and the UK, explain the commercial importance of these types of proceedings.

• The demands and pitfalls of antitrust dawn raids

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 12 February 2015

  This call shared experiences from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK on what happens when EU or national competition authorities raid a business in the digital age. Built around a likely scenario, the session identifies pitfalls for the unwary and alerts you to practical issues and key differences across our jurisdictions should officials descend on your premises.

• Standing in the eye of the tax storm: seminar recording

  Seminar

  Submitted: 27 January 2015

  The recent tax storm whipped up by the leaked publication of hundreds of private tax rulings given by the Luxembourg tax authorities has been unprecedented. A panel of our leading competition and tax law experts from Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg and the Netherlands talk through the EU state aid and tax issues.

• Class actions in European jurisdictions - their impact in England and beyond

  Seminar

  Submitted: 06 October 2011

  Several EU jurisdictions currently allow for class actions in some form. This session particularly examines differing features of class actions as presently allowed in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany, and their international implications for England and other jurisdictions.