Antitrust & Merger Control

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• Dutch Competition Authority Clears Proposed Transaction in Phase II Subject to Novel Access Remedy

  Article

  Submitted: 30 August 2019

  The Dutch Competition Authority announced that it cleared the acquisition by Sanoma of Iddink in Phase II, subject to a novel access remedy.

• Free movement of capital and State aid

  Article

  Submitted: 17 May 2019

  The ECJ has held that issues of State aid would preclude domestic courts finding that discriminatory taxes breached the free movement of capital

• Litigating an antitrust damages action in the Netherlands - factors to consider

  Article

  Submitted: 25 January 2019

  What are the key features to consider as a potential claimant or defendant in an antitrust damages action in the Netherlands? We outline reasons to litigate and reasons not to litigate in the Netherlands.

• ACM fines railway operator for abuse of dominance in a public tender procedure

  Article

  Submitted: 30 August 2017

  ​In a decision of 22 May 2017, the ACM finds NS guilty of having abused its dominant position on the main railway network with two separate infringements.

• 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

  Article

  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.

• The Netherlands puts forward bill for collective redress

  Article

  Submitted: 13 June 2017

  ​The Dutch parliament is discussing a bill which will offer an efficient and effective method for collective redress.

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

  Article

  Submitted: 13 June 2017

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

• 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.

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