The (Developing) History of Cartels – A Conceptual Waterloo
With a musical ABBA twist, Johan Ysewyn presented the evolution of the cartel concept in the EU at the Chillin’ Competition Conference on 20 November 2018 in Brussels. Click here to watch the full...
View ArticleEconomic successors can be held liable for damages resulting from Article 101...
On 14 March 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a preliminary ruling in Case C-724/17 Vantaan kaupunki v Skanska Industrial Solutions Oy and Others, holding that the...
View ArticleAdvanced Competition Law Conference Brussels – Joint Presentation on Recent...
On 27 November, Johan Ysewyn and Annemarie ter Heegde (DG COMP) presented the highlights of recent EU cartel enforcement in their annual presentation at the Advanced EU Competition Law Conference in...
View ArticleThe CJEU provides guidance on the end date in case of a bid-rigging cartel
Introduction In its preliminary ruling of 14 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) clarified that the duration of an infringement in the case of bid rigging ends once the...
View ArticleECJ provides guidance on key cartel questions: the partial immunity concept...
On 3 June 2021, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) in case C-563/19 P Recylex v Commission dismissed Recylex’ appeal both to adjust its ranking in the leniency process and to receive partial...
View ArticleDawn raids in the EU are back in full swing
Now that the COVID 19 pandemic seems to be – at least temporarily – under control, competition authorities in Europe have gone back to performing dawn raids on companies in the second half of 2021....
View ArticleEnglish High Court issues warning shot to cartel damages Claimants who delay
The English High Court (“High Court”) has issued an important judgment in the claim that Gemalto group companies (“Gemalto”) brought against Infineon (“Infineon”) and Renesas Electronics (“Renesas”)...
View ArticleECJ clarifies presumption of innocence in hybrid investigations and scope of...
On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) published its long-awaited judgment in C‑883/19 P HSBC v Commission. The ECJ confirmed that HSBC had engaged in anti-competitive conduct but...
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