Antitrust & Merger Control

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

  Article

  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

  Article

  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?

  Article

  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.

• 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.

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