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The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU Competition law—daily round-up (20/05/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK Competition law—daily round-up (20/05/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK Competition law—daily round-up (19/05/2025)
The following Competition news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU Competition law—daily round-up (19/05/2025)
UK private actions—ongoing cases trackerThis table tracks and summarises all current claims in respect of an infringement decision or an alleged...
EU phase I mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information...
EU competition law and exclusive distribution agreements STOP PRESS—On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation...
Dominant position under Article 102 TFEUArticle 102 TFEU prohibits undertakings which hold a dominant position within the EU or a substantial part of...
Key differences between the UK and EU Vertical Block ExemptionsOverviewThis Practice Note sets out key differences between the UK’s vertical block exemption, The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 (UK VABEO), and the EU’s Vertical Block Exemption Regulation
EU competition law and exclusive distribution agreements under VBER 2010 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022/720 (VBER 2022). The VBER 2022 replaced the previous Vertical
The Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022/720A Block Exemption Regulation is a regulatory instrument promulgated by the European Commission (Commission) that creates a lawful basis for restrictions that might otherwise be subject to the prohibition contained in Article 101(1) TFEU, where those
EU competition law and standardisation agreements STOP PRESS: EU competition law has changed in relation to horizontal co-operation agreements, with new Horizontal Guidelines published in the Official Journal on 21 July 2023 and new Research and Development and Specialisation Block Exemptions in
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