{"Results":[{"title":"The Check is in the Mail: U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Introduces First-Ever Whistleblower Rewards Program in Partnership with USPS","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/july/the-check-is-in-the-mail","author":["Douglas Tween","John Eichlin","Ashley Latham","Zita Petrahai"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/letters-on-a-desk_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=4f24f8d739634b5f893210fecb3d6173&rev=4f24f8d7-3963-4b5f-8932-10fecb3d6173&hash=484CF6BC877660214A0BE0A13328FC1B","imageAlt":"The Check is in the Mail image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In the footsteps of similar initiatives by the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, the Antitrust Division has announced its first-ever Whistleblower Rewards Program. 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","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/july/linking-arms-on-european-security","author":["William Leslie","Odysseas Tzanetis"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/plane_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=29382242fd084c869833d59e800dae37&rev=29382242-fd08-4c86-9833-d59e800dae37&hash=253107DF158176D96ECE0E2CED1FC20D","imageAlt":"Linking arms on European security image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"New opportunities for investment, JVs and cooperation in the defence sector: The EU Defence Readiness Omnibus package signals a more flexible approach to competition enforcement for the European defence industry. Read on to find out how antitrust, merger control and state aid can support European defence readiness.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"07","month":"July","year":2025,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1751896740.0},{"title":"Leniency is back, but can it keep pace with a shifting enforcement reality?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/july/leniency-is-back-but-can-it-keep-pace-with-a-shifting-enforcement-reality","author":["Bruce Kilpatrick","Jonathan Ford","Jessica Radke","Gianpaolo Gangemi","Schweta Batohi"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/woodenpuzzle_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=5b8b1407f6804625938251896b9131c1&rev=5b8b1407-f680-4625-9382-51896b9131c1&hash=E67EAD831EE8D68262FF085530F3A09C","imageAlt":"Leniency is back but can it keep pace with a shifting enforcement reality image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":" Leniency applications are on the rise after years of substantial decline alongside a corresponding surge in enforcement activity. 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We unpack practical steps for building effective compliance, antitrust due diligence in M&A, and navigating RPM enforcement trends. Plus, what your organisation should do to manage vertical competition risks.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"27","month":"May","year":2025,"topic":["$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1748334600.0},{"title":"Below-Threshold Mergers: France and Other EU Countries Contemplate Call-In Powers","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/may/below-threshold-mergers_france-and-other-eu-countries-contemplate-call-in-powers","author":["Jeanne Lévy-Bruhl","Maëlys Duval"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/paris-riverside_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=e246b08a5e8549d0ac13505cfb796057&rev=e246b08a-5e85-49d0-ac13-505cfb796057&hash=77977AB9063268DC33F7FD64641F0AC4","imageAlt":"Below Threshold Mergers_France and Other EU Countries Contemplate Call In Powers image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The FCA aims to present a proposal to implement a call-in mechanism in France, joining the growing number of EU Member States widening their jurisdictional thresholds to catch below-thresholds transactions.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"20","month":"May","year":2025,"topic":["Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1747755660.0},{"title":"Consumer deep dive: Understanding fake reviews under the DMCC","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/may/consumer-deep-dive_fake-reviews","author":["Tom Clare","Kim Rust","Chris Chan"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/reviews_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=2de174503cbc4a499ce6fb61a96fe2bf&rev=2de17450-3cbc-4a49-9ce6-fb61a96fe2bf&hash=BB07E5034F9B4589ADFA3D28994705AD","imageAlt":"Consumer deep dive_Fake Reviews image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In the second of a series of deep dives, we explore the new rules on fake reviews under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act, including a detailed breakdown of the relevant tests, risk areas, and tips for businesses.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"13","month":"May","year":2025,"topic":[""],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1747127700.0},{"title":"Mini-HSR? States roll out new merger filing statutes","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/may/mini-hsr-states-roll-out-new-merger-filing-statutes","author":["Ben Bauer","Alexandria Johnson","Keisy Germosen"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/network-of-pins_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=d9cda8794ef94267ad07df12b22de8af&rev=d9cda879-4ef9-4267-ad07-df12b22de8af&hash=71B324F95E193B336397052AB58AA21B","imageAlt":"Mini-HSR States roll out new merger filing statutes image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"As state attorneys general  seek a more central role in merger enforcement, new state-level filing laws are cropping up requiring parties to submit parallel HSR filings to state enforcers. Will these so-called “baby HSR” laws be a “problem child” for dealmakers? ","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"09","month":"May","year":2025,"topic":["$name","$name","Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United States"],"dateUnix":1746785160.0},{"title":"Consumer deep dive: Understanding unfair commercial practices under the DMCC","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/april/consumer-deep-dive---understanding-unfair-commercial-practices-under-the-dmcc","author":["Helen Crossley","Tom Clare","Kim Rust"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/woman-holding-phone--credit-cardlccilthumbnail700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=9a59700fc91949c88e9398a1b0dc8cdc&rev=9a59700f-c919-49c8-8e93-98a1b0dc8cdc&hash=1083F1DE7109140824A0AC633A134DB6","imageAlt":"Consumer deep dive - understanding unfair commercial practices under the DMCC image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In the first of a series deep dives, we explore the new rules on unfair commercial practices under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act, including a detailed breakdown of the relevant tests, risk areas, tips for businesses, and how the landscape has changed under the new consumer protection regime. ","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"25","month":"April","year":2025,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1745568180.0},{"title":"USDOJ lands first criminal labor market success with wage-fixing conviction","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/april/usdoj-lands-first-criminal-labor-market-success-with-wage-fixing-conviction","author":["Douglas Tween","Ashley Latham"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/handshake_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=7f4b4d9f6b9e4f6e8911867e85ef73fb&rev=7f4b4d9f-6b9e-4f6e-8911-867e85ef73fb&hash=5CC58A40293075D83A810180FCD1BA5E","imageAlt":"USDOJ lands first criminal labor market success with wage-fixing conviction image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"USDOJ secured its first criminal labor market conviction after a jury found an executive guilty of participating in a conspiracy to fix nurses’ wages. Companies should be aware that DOJ continues to look closely for potential anti-competitive conduct in labor markets notwithstanding the change in presidential administration.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"18","month":"April","year":2025,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United States"],"dateUnix":1744965360.0},{"title":"The EU and UK seek to supercharge green energy: What does it mean for investors? ","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/april/the-eu-and-uk-seek-to-supercharge-green-energy","author":["Natura Gracia","Lucinda Richmond-Wigg","Elisha Kemp","Joost Dibbits"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/glass-building-and-trees_lc_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=e8cbc3f56ad74667a63ec67a9d1b0a64&rev=e8cbc3f5-6ad7-4667-a63e-c67a9d1b0a64&hash=DD5E42D1FA0EEEDC4A9C5575452FB879","imageAlt":"The EU and UK seek to supercharge green energy image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"As we edge closer to targets set by the EU and UK, we’re seeing a real ramp up in efforts to achieve the net zero transition. 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However, defendants can present evidence to refute this presumption.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"11","month":"March","year":2025,"topic":["$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1741687440.0},{"title":"Exclusive distribution: Mind the trap!","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/march/cheese","author":["Erik Venot"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/cheese_linkingcompetition_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=3fb6ecfd3ed9443a9ea72245ae91ac55&rev=3fb6ecfd-3ed9-443a-9ea7-2245ae91ac55&hash=C19F7200311A155DD3B58CD28F10A3FC","imageAlt":"Cheese image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In her opinion on the Beevers Kaas case, AG Medina delves into the application of the parallel imposition requirement to exclusive distribution schemes under the VBER. 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","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2025/january/state-aid","author":["Ina Lunneryd","Schweta Batohi","Argyrios Papaefthymiou"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/green-orb_linkingcompetition_cil_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=e1cf2885222141468dac05fb8f433574&rev=e1cf2885-2221-4146-8dac-05fb8f433574&hash=63366FE7C4B4047C693642289B693C08","imageAlt":"State aid image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Following calls for reforms to promote consolidation and boost competitiveness in a deglobalising world, the EC has published its framework and strategic vision for EU policy. 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Certain information sharing activities among competitors through third parties or new technologies raise the specter of heightened antitrust risk. 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US Antitrust Agencies Continue to Walk Back Enforcement Guidance","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2023/march/policy-by-a-thousand-cuts_us-antitrust-agencies-continue-to-walk-back-enforcement-guidance","author":["Douglas Tween","Thomas A McGrath","John Eichlin","Joseph Nasca"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/pen_books_linking_competition_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=c2da95378919472389c1c68326e51ead&rev=c2da9537-8919-4723-89c1-c68326e51ead&hash=62E8BDB70C8F03BC8F81F5D8D5F5A607","imageAlt":"Policy by a Thousand Cuts_US Antitrust Agencies Continue to Walk Back Enforcement Guidance image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The antitrust agencies are continuing to rewrite enforcement rules in the US. 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UK CMA publishes long awaited sustainability guidance","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2023/february/going-going-green_uk-cma-publishes-long-awaited-sustainability-guidance","author":["Jonathan Ford","Zoe Cameron"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/all_responsible_for_creating_a_better_tomorrow_thumbnail_700_300.ashx?w=744&rev=57e93888529341398e7d4d4fdc532801&rev=57e93888-5293-4139-8e7d-4d4fdc532801&hash=E0FD2FF83E24B0F7B2C214EF7D6F8399","imageAlt":"Going going green_UK CMA publishes long awaited sustainability guidance image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Competition and Markets Authority has today published its long awaited Draft Guidance on Sustainability Agreements. 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While some concerns remain, notably regarding the potential uses of the information provided by applicants seeking guidance, the EC’s letters will carry significantly more weight under this new regime and provide needed comfort to parties in these uncertain times.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"17","month":"October","year":2022,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1666020900.0},{"title":"Back to the Future: FTC Eyes Revival of Price Discrimination Enforcement under the Robinson-Patman Act","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2022/october/back-to-the-future_ftc-eyes-revival-of-price-discrimination-enforcement","author":["John Eichlin","Ashley Latham","Ray Hou"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/shop_getty_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=0eae16dd59474171aec45a492479c1f6&rev=0eae16dd-5947-4171-aec4-5a492479c1f6&hash=6D8397EB578C76094D78D4D34EBA0218","imageAlt":"Back to the Future_FTC Eyes Revival of Price Discrimination Enforcement image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The US FTC has hinted at the revival of the Robinson-Patman Act, a long-retired antitrust statute that forbids price discrimination in goods for resale. Enforcement would further the administration’s goals of promoting fairness protecting small business, but would be a striking about-face for the agencies after declining enforcement for decades.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"06","month":"October","year":2022,"topic":["$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United States"],"dateUnix":1665070500.0},{"title":"Ramping up enforcement - The new competition law reform in Germany ","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2022/september/all-about-enforcement_the-new-competition-law-reform-in-germany","author":["Tobias Rump","Sebastian Plötz","Dorothee de Crozals"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/hand_during_deadlift_getty_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=97aa227f853e4c3daae3a6526036e169&rev=97aa227f-853e-4c3d-aae3-a6526036e169&hash=ABD59D907885D1C7D4E9249E5AF6C218","imageAlt":"All about enforcement_The new competition law reform in Germany image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In the attempt to unleash the FCO’s power in Germany, the new draft bill includes not only new rules on extended merger control filing obligations, skimming of excess profits, and DMA enforcement, but also allows for extensive market intervention based on sector inquiries. ","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"29","month":"September","year":2022,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Germany"],"dateUnix":1664442840.0},{"title":"Pre-notification duration – explaining the increase?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2022/september/pre-notification-duration-explaining-the-increase","author":["Bernd Meyring","Neil Hoolihan","Joost Dibbits"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/publications/thumbnail_700x300/2022/september/hourglass_on_table_getty_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=cd4582aeb5c54407be8eab187e876d3d&rev=cd4582ae-b5c5-4407-be8e-ab187e876d3d&hash=365AAB1367284A02AA03B47114D75B3C","imageAlt":"Pre-notification duration-explaining the increase image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The duration of the EU merger control procedure has a significant impact on mergers and acquisitions in the internal market. 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General Court upholds the Commission’s new approach to reviewing below-threshold deals ","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2022/july/jettisoning-the-jurisdictional-holy-grail---general-court-upholds-the-commission-new-approach","author":["Stefano Baldi","Pablo Moro"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/gold_trophy_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=c6f4ac7d8f594399910362e215b0de34&rev=c6f4ac7d-8f59-4399-9103-62e215b0de34&hash=4468115B245E52C3A5C10C07819470F2","imageAlt":"Jettisoning the jurisdictional holy Grail - General Court upholds the Commission new approach image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The General Court has rejected the appeal brought by Illumina and Grail against the Commission’s decision to invite and accept referral requests from Member States under Article 22 even though Grail had no presence in Europe. 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Warehousing, option and prepayment structures after the General Court Judgment in Canon","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2022/july/warehousing-option-and-prepayment-structures-after-the-general-court-judgment-in-canon","author":["Joost Dibbits","Pablo Moro"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/handshake_thinkstock_thumbnail_700_300.ashx?w=744&rev=7e104566e1644765af291a262fb54e50&rev=7e104566-e164-4765-af29-1a262fb54e50&hash=78A7CA879C401221FBFAD3F499F3FFF1","imageAlt":"Warehousing option and prepayment structures after the General Court Judgment in Canon image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The General Court confirms the €28 million gun jumping fine imposed against Canon. 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","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/july/eu-and-us-merger-review-and-privacy-law_does-the-google_fitbit-decision-draw-a-line-in-the-sand","author":["Annamaria Mangiaracina","John Eichlin","Stefano Baldi","Anna Gooding"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/fitness-tracking-watch_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=ae4f699a3827401197ec4d3b8c869a21&rev=ae4f699a-3827-4011-97ec-4d3b8c869a21&hash=E542999BE13E29807780B6610300C56C","imageAlt":"EU and US Merger review and privacy law_Does the Google_Fitbit decision draw a line in the sand image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Should privacy concerns be addressed in the context of merger reviews? 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The underlying theories may not be new, but a global wave of antitrust agencies’ push on labor-market practices heralds a new era that is creating novel compliance risks for companies. ","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"17","month":"June","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","United States"],"dateUnix":1623947400.0},{"title":"The European Commission’s initial findings on the IoT sector: new bottles, old wine","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/june/the-european-commission-s-initial-findings-on-the-iot-sector_new-bottles_old-wine","author":["Lodewick Prompers","William Leslie","Florian Jonniaux"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/digital_earth_5g_ai_gettyimages_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=8ecac8edc78945298f6799ed6040e517&rev=8ecac8ed-c789-4529-8f67-99ed6040e517&hash=361E9C1972C48A17E509C587EE753FCA","imageAlt":"The European Commission s initial findings on the IoT sector_new bottles_old wine image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"“Alexa, please give me the best online deals for a ventilation fan”. 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A great innovation and very convenient for sure, but the European Commission is concerned that this may see another digital domain characterised by the market power of the likes of Amazon, Google and Apple.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"16","month":"June","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","United Kingdom","United States"],"dateUnix":1623853980.0},{"title":"Five themes from the European Parliament’s first effort to reshape the EU’s Digital Markets Act","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/june/five-themes-from-the-european-parliament-s-first-effort-to-reshape-the-eu-s-digital-markets-act","author":["William Leslie","Eoin O'Reilly","Elisa Sourmelis"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/digital_earth_5g_ai_gettyimages_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=8ecac8edc78945298f6799ed6040e517&rev=8ecac8ed-c789-4529-8f67-99ed6040e517&hash=361E9C1972C48A17E509C587EE753FCA","imageAlt":"Five themes from the European Parliament s first effort to reshape the EU s Digital Markets Act image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The European Parliament’s Rapporteur issued its draft report on the DMA on 4 June. 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The draft report does not radically overhaul the Act, but proposes a number of key amendments of scope which we break down into five key themes below.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"09","month":"June","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1623235800.0},{"title":"Germany’s Federal Court of Justice on price parity clauses: rechtswidrig!","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/june/germanys-federal-court-of-justice-on-price-parity-clauses-rechtswidrig","author":["Klara Janiec","Sebastian Plötz","Sinziana Ianc"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/geometric-shapes_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=1084b69c7d7345479e3e387b33dff96b&rev=1084b69c-7d73-4547-9e3e-387b33dff96b&hash=DBEBA08C07907736C6A0A29810935A55","imageAlt":"Germanys Federal Court of Justice on price parity clauses rechtswidrig image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"No way forward for narrow price parity clauses in Germany: Booking.com loses in the Germany’s highest court which declares the platform’s narrow price parity clauses anti-competitive.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"08","month":"June","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","Germany","United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1623162780.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: the trade law nexus, and could they backfire?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/eufsrs/eu-foreign-subsidies-regulation-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-the-trade-law-nexus-and-could-they-backfire","author":["Samuel Coldicutt"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/cargo-ship-in-port_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_istock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=71324143862e4762920e86dff7f1b682&rev=71324143-862e-4762-920e-86dff7f1b682&hash=A1674F5993D5D46D217596091CEA9F71","imageAlt":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies the trade law nexus and could they backfire image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The EU’s proposed regulation uses the term ‘subsidy’, a well-settled concept in WTO law, but is the regulation consistent with trade law? And what may be the medium-to-long-term consequences for EU companies? 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In this new series we give you our fresh perspective on how the Regulation will impact each of these frameworks. Our posts will deal with the issues raised by clients and with the implications for M&A transactions and, more generally, doing business in the EU.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"20","month":"May","year":2021,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1621468860.0},{"title":"After Lundbeck: Is the “pay for delay” debate over?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/may/after-lundbeck-is-the-pay-for-delay-debate-over","author":["Annamaria Mangiaracina"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/medicine-pills_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=90cbc352b850425d92735465e18a9ae2&rev=90cbc352-b850-425d-9273-5465e18a9ae2&hash=B74054B46BFCE657B56A07BEAA63E8D0","imageAlt":"After Lundbeck Is the pay for delay debate over image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The pay for delay debate is far from over after the EU’s Court of Justice ruling in Lundbeck. Read here what’s left to debate. ","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"04","month":"May","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1620138780.0},{"title":"Vertical block exemption renewal: should businesses gear up for EU / UK divergence? ","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/april/vertical-block-exemption-renewal","author":["Sima Ostrovsky"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/large_and_modern_warehouse_gettyimages_thumbnail_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=6812e8e7c57748da928c9df12a6965c6&rev=6812e8e7-c577-48da-928c-9df12a6965c6&hash=E3FBE10AD76ED1AEC21906D9AD66A98B","imageAlt":"Vertical block exemption renewal image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The UK CMA has launched its own review of the EU vertical block exemption and guidelines which were retained as part of UK law post Brexit. Aside from modernising the framework applying to vertical agreements, the CMA’s approach to key policy questions may lead to significant divergences from the EU position, with important implications for the way companies do business in Europe.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"29","month":"April","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1619689260.0},{"title":"Moving the goal posts: European Commission new guidance on merger referral policy to catch non-reportable deals","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/april/european-commission-new-guidance-on-merger-referral-policy-to-catch-non-reportable-deals","author":["Gerwin Van Gerven"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/fisherman-casting-net_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=f2d2f0cbc7914c1d9eddd5d53efb6845&rev=f2d2f0cb-c791-4c1d-9edd-d5d53efb6845&hash=2965948AF0B39B7004A5F4567BD88C16","imageAlt":"European Commission new guidance on merger referral policy to catch non-reportable deals image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Last week the European Commission published its much anticipated Guidance on its policy reversal concerning the application of the Article 22 EUMR referral mechanism. 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","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/march/the-european-commission-struck-down-on-pharma-pricing-shook-aspen-and-the-whole-forest","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/scientist-looking-down-microscope_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=45be9a230f204c2582de408fcf01ac89&rev=45be9a23-0f20-4c25-82de-408fcf01ac89&hash=8551988F1718175C2480352D84DF9474","imageAlt":"The European Commission struck down on pharma pricing Shook Aspen and the whole forest image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Aspen case illustrates the political and competition agency profile in relation to pharmaceutical prices. The fact that the EC pursued this matter is significant, but it is acknowledged to be an unusual case. The EC’s settlement with Aspen reduced the price of certain cancer medicines by 70+ percent. But the role of enforcement agencies in tackling drug prices considered to be “excessive” remains uncertain.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"15","month":"March","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1615766400.0},{"title":"Spanish football suffers a defeat away from home","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/march/spanish-football-suffers-a-defeat-away-from-home","author":["Fredrik Lowhagen","Sinziana Ianc","Matilde Faglia","Antoine Reco"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/thumbnail_red-card_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=c38db3bed6b44e9d849e9874a33faeed&rev=c38db3be-d6b4-4e9d-849e-9874a33faeed&hash=BE80324DEDCD7F6BC51538BBCA658622","imageAlt":"Spanish football suffers a defeat away from home image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that a State measure may amount to aid and should be notified to the European Commission if it is capable of granting an advantage, based on an analysis of the measure adopted before implementation. Even if no advantage materialises, the scheme will still be deemed as aid. But there will be no aid recovery from the recipients.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"11","month":"March","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","Antitrust & Foreign Investment Law"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","Spain"],"dateUnix":1615474380.0},{"title":"A new front in US merger control? Divestiture order upheld in rare private merger challenge","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/march/a-new-front-in-us-merger-control-divestiture-order-upheld-in-rare-private-merger-challenge","author":["John Eichlin"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/gavel-on-us-flag_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_istock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=cada73a30299435d9ba27b435cabc358&rev=cada73a3-0299-435d-9ba2-7b435cabc358&hash=7C8164C30CE881C70A112A71830681B6","imageAlt":"A new front in US merger control Divestiture order upheld in rare private merger challenge image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"A United States federal appellate court upheld a jury verdict requiring a plant divestiture in private merger litigation. The decision is a first of its kind for merger control in the United States, posing important questions on the reach of private enforcement to unwind consummated deals","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"04","month":"March","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United States"],"dateUnix":1614860820.0},{"title":"First judgments in the Ryanair State aid appeals: claims of discrimination based on nationality dismissed but the show is likely to go on","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/february/first-judgments-in-the-ryanair-state-aid-appeals","author":["Ina Lunneryd","Sari Corrijn","Tommi Lahtinen"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/airplane-engine_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=7aceae7d86ee48239fdf539ae8d11e67&rev=7aceae7d-86ee-4823-9fdf-539ae8d11e67&hash=644B88715B6A1AB1F62CB94418734ADD","imageAlt":"First judgments in the Ryanair State aid appeals image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The aviation industry has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, resulting in an all-time high number of State aid decisions in the sector. The General Court confirmed aid recipients can be treated differently based on their principal place of business to remedy the effects of the pandemic. Member States do not have unlimited resources, and so they can legitimately establish a link tying the recipients of aid to their economies.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"23","month":"February","year":2021,"topic":["$name","State aid"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1614080220.0},{"title":"UK banks’ ‘ring-fencing’ rules to be reviewed for impact on competition","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/february/uk-banks-ring-fencing-rules-to-be-reviewed-for-impact-on-competition","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/boe-and-royal-exchange_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=a6330b1ca3544adc97e2dff311e4ea9b&rev=a6330b1c-a354-4adc-97e2-dff311e4ea9b&hash=73A7AABA0814BF80C1C69DE62E32825B","imageAlt":"UK banks ring-fencing rules to be reviewed for impact on competition image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The UK Treasury has appointed an independent panel to assess the impact of ring-fencing rules on competition in UK banking markets and the competitiveness of the UK banking sector globally. What are the unintended consequences of these rules and is their scope for change? Read about it here.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"16","month":"February","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1613471340.0},{"title":"Putting the “eco” into economics: small steps in the right direction for green collaboration between business?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/february/putting-the-eco-into-economics-small-steps-in-the-right-direction-for-green-collaboration","author":["Ina Lunneryd"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/bamboo-forest_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=c6142c32c97f42ac91cbe17f55610837&rev=c6142c32-c97f-42ac-91cb-e17f55610837&hash=64C668ED62A979845E04EB059C874644","imageAlt":"Putting the eco into economics small steps in the right direction for green collaboration image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The EC plans to clarify the relationship between sustainability and competition law. But the timeframe for change could be slower than is needed to drive meaningful environmental progress. With careful risk management and a (reasonably) sympathetic regulator, companies could decide that now is the time to work together to go green.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"10","month":"February","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","Climate change","$name","Environmental issues","$name","Merger Control","$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","Germany","Netherlands","United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1612915200.0},{"title":"The Road Ahead: Senate leadership maps out legislative reform for U.S. antitrust enforcement","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/february/the-road-ahead-senate-leadership-maps-out-legislative-reform-for-us-antitrust-enforcement","author":["John Eichlin","Alexis Gonzalez"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/productliabilitylinks/thumbnails_700x300/legislation_productliabilitylinks_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=e0c4d8e6efb64722a756a45f06edcf2e&rev=e0c4d8e6-efb6-4722-a756-a45f06edcf2e&hash=8C7E4D955E81484CC809CCFA2A635C55","imageAlt":"The Road Ahead Senate leadership maps out legislative reform for US antitrust enforcement image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"New leadership in the U.S. Senate has set out an expansive agenda for legislation aimed at “revitalizing” antitrust enforcement. The proposed Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Act (CALERA) outlines a series of novel measures to fund and expand the toolkit for enforcement in both merger control and conduct investigations.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"08","month":"February","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United States"],"dateUnix":1612789500.0},{"title":"Google closes its acquisition of Fitbit following European Commission conditional clearance","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/january/google-closes-its-acquisition-of-fitbit-following-european-commission-conditional-clearance","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/person-in-gym_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=3897bdfb571746729629d902eb0d8906&rev=3897bdfb-5717-4672-9629-d902eb0d8906&hash=2CF4DF256C810867247CD78D3FEE12B4","imageAlt":"Google closes its acquisition of Fitbit following European Commission conditional clearance image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The European Commission’s conditional clearance of Google/Fitbit introduces a novel “data silo” remedy and an access remedy of an unprecedented duration. The EC’s decision, which is not public yet, is also expected to shed more light on the analysis of tech mergers raising data-related concerns.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"28","month":"January","year":2021,"topic":["$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1611842820.0},{"title":"The revolutionary reform of German competition law – leading the pack in digital enforcement and other stories","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/january/the-revolutionary-reform-of-german-competition-law","author":["Kaan Gürer","Dorothee de Crozals","Tim Dever"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/brandenburg-gate_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_thinkstock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=13b0e86cb1d14c2fb5754ae6c6e5152b&rev=13b0e86c-b1d1-4c2f-b575-4ae6c6e5152b&hash=7597CB0657D96FA6886F61B0D7E0D05D","imageAlt":"The revolutionary reform of German competition law image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Germany becomes the first country in the world with preventative rules aimed at countering the market power of large digital platforms. This follows the coming into force of the long-awaited German competition law reform on 19 January 2021.The new law also brings relief for the Federal Cartel Office and smaller companies by raising the merger control thresholds in Germany. It increases the investigative powers of the FCO in behavioural investigations and, importantly, recognises companies’ compliance efforts as a mitigating factor in calculating cartel fines.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"20","month":"January","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","Germany"],"dateUnix":1611100800.0},{"title":"Digital platforms – The gatekeepers under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/january/digital-platforms-the-gatekeepers-under-the-eus-new-digital-markets-act","author":["Lodewick Prompers"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/images/linklaters/insights/2019/november/thumbnail_globa_competition_regulation_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=b97d0acd19c44e2dbed24d29f62cfde6&rev=b97d0acd-19c4-4e2d-bed2-4d29f62cfde6&hash=CD8AAD17A4412C330D0B4908B00436CC","imageAlt":"Digital platforms The gatekeepers under the EUs new Digital Markets Act image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The European Commission’s proposed Digital Markets Act would redefine the rules on how digital markets operate across the EU, by placing significant constraints on digital platforms considered to be “gatekeepers” for certain services.\nThe concept is entirely new in the EU regulatory framework and has been introduced by the EC to address the role, market position and market power it considers large digital platforms to have in the digital economy. In this blog post we explore what this label will mean in practical terms.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"14","month":"January","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1610625720.0},{"title":"China: SAMR joins ranks and sends a strong signal for digital markets","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2021/january/china-samr-joins-ranks-and-sends-a-strong-signal-for-digital-markets","author":["Fay Zhou","Xi Liao","Larry Zhou"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/made-in-china-sticker_thumbnail_gettyimages_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=fe98f32ee79842df8e2e352bfa72e800&rev=fe98f32e-e798-42df-8e2e-352bfa72e800&hash=48ADE83EF5A1E5148C47FB0EEBC87C1A","imageAlt":"China SAMR joins ranks and sends a strong signal for digital markets image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Late last year, the Chinese competition authority adopted important draft Platform Economy Antitrust Guidelines, mirroring efforts by competition authorities around the world to better regulate competition in the digital sector. Shortly after, it opened an antitrust investigation into Chinese tech platform Alibaba. This sends a clear signal to Chinese tech companies and other companies active in the Chinese digital economy that more antitrust and merger control enforcement is on the horizon.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"07","month":"January","year":2021,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["China"],"dateUnix":1610014620.0},{"title":"Collective bargaining and competition law: Platform workers left colluding in the grey zone?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/october/collective-bargaining-and-competition-law-platform-workers-left-colluding-in-the-grey-zone","author":["Joost Dibbits","Gerwin Van Gerven"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/car-navigation_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_istock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=2b07673001d442e4ae88c6aec30c5e80&rev=2b076730-01d4-42e4-ae88-c6aec30c5e80&hash=CA407A27B2192591D03808A6B75FB0CA","imageAlt":"Collective bargaining and competition law platform workers left colluding in the grey zone image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Do collective (price) agreements between platform workers infringe EU competition law? The case law is not clear and legislators and authorities have different views. Here are five possible solutions.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"22","month":"October","year":2020,"topic":["$name","$name","Risk and governance","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Australia","Europe","Ireland","Netherlands"],"dateUnix":1603365660.0},{"title":"Break fee at Tiffany’s? Invoking failure to comply with regulatory conditionality in broken deals","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/october/break-fee-at-tiffanys-invoking-failure-to-comply-with-regulatory-conditionality-in-broken-deals","author":["Clara Pang"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/frayed-rope_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=d002691b24d544c3b8610f8a3266cb4b&rev=d002691b-24d5-44c3-b861-0f8a3266cb4b&hash=82CBBA18F2BC4AD1E82794E2D0363353","imageAlt":"Break fee at Tiffanys Invoking failure to comply with regulatory conditionality in broken deals image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"This blog post considers the facts of a number of high-profile deals which have involved, since the onset of the pandemic, the seller citing the buyer’s failure to comply with regulatory obligations in subsequent litigation and the lessons these cases have for deal doers.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"02","month":"October","year":2020,"topic":["$name","Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","United States"],"dateUnix":1601646300.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: Foreign subsidies and the takeover of European companies - Does the remedy cure the ailment?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-foreign-subsidies-and-the-takeover-of-european-companies-does-the-remedy-cure-the-ailment","author":["Eoin O'Reilly"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/chess_linkingcompetition_thinkstock_thumbnail_700_300.ashx?w=744&rev=39697f9052fc47659d1bfb1d7e8c002d&rev=39697f90-52fc-4765-9d1b-fb1d7e8c002d&hash=0544D44E157F85F6D0EC52FE08EB3308","imageAlt":"Foreign subsidies and the takeover of European companies does the remedy cure the ailment image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"In proposing a new approval process for qualifying acquisitions facilitated by foreign subsidies, the European Commission (“EC”) may create yet another hurdle for (foreign) acquisitions in the EU, next to a merger control and foreign direct investment review. We would urge caution as overreach may result in even greater distortion of the level playing field – which the White Paper sets out to protect.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"04","month":"September","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1599177600.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: antitrust complements or imperfect substitutes?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-antitrust-complements-or-imperfect-substitutes","author":["Bernd Meyring"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/compass-and-binoculars_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=b1e975bccb8b4b3ead6c14aa58946c42&rev=b1e975bc-cb8b-4b3e-ad6c-14aa58946c42&hash=F5C669ED38622F429DEE7299E1BC4BA2","imageAlt":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies antitrust complements or imperfect substitutes image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The EC’s White Paper on Foreign Subsidies comes amidst an ongoing ambitious revision of the EC’s own antitrust rulebook on market definition, vertical restraints, as well as the exploration of new regulatory solutions to address structural competition issues. Will the proposals put forward in the White Paper complement the EC’s antitrust enforcement toolkit, or do they risk becoming an imperfect substitute?","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"01","month":"September","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1598918400.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: Foreign Subsidies and Public Procurement – the tension in protecting both contracting authorities and EU contractors","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-the-tension-in-protecting-authorities-and-contractors","author":["Natura Gracia","Jennifer Willis"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/stone-scales_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=57b3d4c4e7cd410cb16b4370136fb13f&rev=57b3d4c4-e7cd-410c-b16b-4370136fb13f&hash=D54DDEDC932A933C3685E6C145272DE9","imageAlt":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies the tension in protecting authorities and contractors image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Commission’s White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies looks at neutralising the potentially distortive effects of foreign subsidies on EU procurement markets. In this blog post, we explore the tension between ensuring best value for money for contracting authorities and maintaining a genuine level playing field for bidders.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"30","month":"July","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1596067200.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: “(Trust, but) verify” – further tangling of the foreign investment web?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-a-tangling-of-an-increasingly-complex-foreign-investment-web","author":["Christoph Barth","Neil Hoolihan","Dr. David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/spider-web_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_istock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=bbd7668de2d242d6991833b031a88e62&rev=bbd7668d-e2d2-42d6-9918-33b031a88e62&hash=BE1E2C613591A16B30874510E257CD15","imageAlt":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies a tangling of an increasingly complex foreign investment web image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"As Member States across the EU continue to sharpen or introduce regimes aimed at controlling foreign investment, the European Commission’s White Paper proposes, among other elements, a mechanism to screen foreign-subsidised acquisitions. Read our blog post which explores the potential interplay between European foreign investment controls and the newly proposed measures, particularly the increasing complexity for M&A-transactions.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"10","month":"July","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1594339200.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: a distant cousin rather than State aid sibling","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-a-distant-cousin-rather-than-state-aid-sibling","author":["Natura Gracia","Ina Lunneryd","Mark Daniel","Sofia Platzer"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/different-marbles_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_thinkstock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=a3d6bff5542a40ffa7222b2900fd0c8f&rev=a3d6bff5-542a-40ff-a722-2b2900fd0c8f&hash=75ADD31FC52D4DC754F8C76A1E516342","imageAlt":"A distant cousin rather than State aid sibling image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Commission’s White Paper seeks to level the playing field as regards foreign subsidies \"just as we do with national subsidies\". However, the proposed regime is far from being State aid’s extra-territorial sibling. In this post, we explore its similarities and differences with the EU's State aid rules and highlight the challenges that the new member of the EU enforcement family might face, including in relation to effectiveness, neutrality and legal certainty.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"07","month":"July","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name","State aid"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1594080000.0},{"title":"EU Foreign Subsidies White Paper Series","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series","author":["Christoph Barth","Bernd Meyring","Natura Gracia","Gerwin Van Gerven","Neil Hoolihan"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/fswp-series_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=058ed54110594d72b8650dabd4f9808d&rev=058ed541-1059-4d72-b865-0dabd4f9808d&hash=447CAE1552A606B06AF16585A1891B98","imageAlt":"EU Foreign Subsidies White Paper Series image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"At a time when protectionism is on the rise, and with EU Member States increasingly calling for stronger powers to address the impact of foreign subsidies across the EU, the European Commission has published a White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies. This six part LinkingCompetition blog series is designed to guide you through the impact that the broad powers proposed in the White Paper are expected to have on the existing frameworks for EU antitrust, merger control, foreign investment control, trade, state aid and procurement.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"25","month":"June","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1593043200.0},{"title":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies: anything but disguised trade remedies, and could they backfire?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-foreign-subsidies-white-paper-series/eu-tools-addressing-foreign-subsidies-anything-but-disguised-trade-remedies-and-could-they-backfire","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/cargo-ship-in-port_linkingcompetition_thumbnail_istock_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=71324143862e4762920e86dff7f1b682&rev=71324143-862e-4762-920e-86dff7f1b682&hash=A1674F5993D5D46D217596091CEA9F71","imageAlt":"EU tools addressing foreign subsidies anything but disguised trade remedies and could they backfire image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The Commission’s White Paper addresses foreign “subsidies” along the lines of settled trade rules, and yet includes novel elements. Are these novelties in line with trade law, and how are EU’s trading partners expected to react? Could this initiative backfire on EU companies?","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"25","month":"June","year":2020,"topic":["Foreign Subsidies Regulation","$name","$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1593043200.0},{"title":"Competition and sustainability: Quantifying the environmental benefits of cooperation","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/esg/competition-and-sustainability/quantifying-the-environmental-benefits-of-cooperation","author":["Sima Ostrovsky"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/sustainability-series_april-2020/thumbnails/balancing-stones_linkingcompetition_esg-series_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=b04f99765ca948c9a514d4c5b62fdda9&rev=b04f9976-5ca9-48c9-a514-d4c5b62fdda9&hash=363FE33E00AC564882B1989ECB64DFF0","imageAlt":"Quantifying the environmental benefits of cooperation image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The key to successfully exempting sustainability agreements from the competition rules is showing that their environmental benefits outweigh any competitive harm. But to do this, we need to clearly quantify these and to consider the right group of consumers, whether present or future generations. Building on the discussion in our Competition and Sustainability webinar from economic expert Matthew Bennett of Charles River Associates, this bonus post walks through some thoughts on these questions.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"07","month":"May","year":2020,"topic":["$name","$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Global"],"dateUnix":1588809600.0},{"title":"Competition and sustainability: Evolving industrial and State aid policies to fuel green initiatives","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/esg/competition-and-sustainability/evolving-industrial-and-state-aid-policies-to-fuel-green-initiatives","author":["Gerwin Van Gerven","Fredrik Lowhagen","Ina Lunneryd"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/sustainability-series_april-2020/thumbnails/wind-turbines_linkingcompetition_esg-series_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=143c88a184a241d091c44a2265a31445&rev=143c88a1-84a2-41d0-91c4-4a2265a31445&hash=EBEFF1E92C1BCC6DA409909FDA7693B7","imageAlt":"Evolving industrial and State aid policies to fuel green initiatives image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Industrial policy across major jurisdictions is shifting to make economies more sustainable. Part of this transition involves encouraging public and private green investments through subsidies and regulation. In the EU, ambitious plans to combat climate change confer a central role on the State aid rules, which have already made strides in supporting sustainability projects. We walk through these important developments in this post, the fourth of our Competition and Sustainability Series.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"06","month":"May","year":2020,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","$name","$name","State aid"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Global"],"dateUnix":1588723200.0},{"title":"Competition and sustainability: Fostering green deals via merger control policy","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/esg/competition-and-sustainability/fostering-green-deals-via-merger-control-policy","author":["Gerwin Van Gerven","Vanessa Havard-Williams"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/sustainability-series_april-2020/thumbnails/money-growing-into-plant_linkingcompetition_esg-series_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=44da8cec1a734648b027eb6d93a7e5b1&rev=44da8cec-1a73-4648-b027-eb6d93a7e5b1&hash=F595C4C9B2A169BC5C93C2D3FD889CB8","imageAlt":"Fostering green deals via merger control policy image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Compliance with the increasing expectations of governments and society has made “going green” an important common objective for companies and competition authorities. Merger control policies are evolving to take better account of these new strategic drivers. Dealmakers should think about how to respond tactically in the context of their M&A deals. We walk through the practical implications in this post, the third in our Competition and Sustainability Series.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"05","month":"May","year":2020,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Global"],"dateUnix":1588636800.0},{"title":"Competition and sustainability: How can companies cooperate now?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/esg/competition-and-sustainability/how-can-companies-cooperate-now","author":["Fredrik Lowhagen","Stefano Baldi"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/sustainability-series_april-2020/thumbnails/hands-holding-plant-in-soil_linkingcompetition_esg-series_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=392eef4aac0a497083fcc83bbfbcbdf3&rev=392eef4a-ac0a-4970-83fc-c83bbfbcbdf3&hash=D552D971C4C6C9D210383FD8FB3A13A7","imageAlt":"How can companies cooperate now image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Our recent experience advising companies as well as our survey results tell us that they are keen to help to address the climate emergency. Because going it alone may put a company at a competitive disadvantage, industry-wide cooperation will be far more effective. Companies need more guidance on the applicability of the competition rules in this space. But there are practical steps companies can take now to lawfully collaborate on sustainability. 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Why are we talking about this now? Clients are talking to us more and more about sustainability and competition law – from plans to cooperate on green objectives to environmental deal drivers. In this dedicated blog series, we highlight and explore the issues and provide practical guidance.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"29","month":"April","year":2020,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","Merger Control","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Global"],"dateUnix":1588118400.0},{"title":"Competition and sustainability: Stepping up to the plate","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2020/esg/competition-and-sustainability/stepping-up-to-the-plate","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/sustainability-series_april-2020/thumbnails/garbage-on-beach_linkingcompetition_esg-series_thumbnail_getty_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=a043dfda3bde4aef8ec621e514e467e1&rev=a043dfda-3bde-4aef-8ec6-21e514e467e1&hash=F62E811D8DE2B86D57BB12D010B65AB8","imageAlt":"Stepping up to the plate image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The global pandemic has rightly dominated people’s attention. But there is another global emergency raging in our midst: climate change. Why are we talking about this now? We’ve seen a marked increase in clients talking to us about sustainability and competition law – from plans to cooperate to achieve green objectives to environmental factors driving a deal. We’ve commissioned research showing that competition law is a barrier to going green. 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Report from GCR Live Women in Antitrust","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2019/november/when-does-conversation-become-collusion-report-from-gcr-live-women-in-antitrust","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/thumbnail_linkingcompetition_collusion_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=d6126fb3048e4310a0790b20c31e49b0&rev=d6126fb3-048e-4310-a079-0b20c31e49b0&hash=AF7EFE0D0AF4CB269DF95194689033FE","imageAlt":"When does conversation become collusion Report from GCR Live Women in Antitrust image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Last week, Vivian Cao, a lawyer from our China joint operation firm, Zhao Sheng, took part in GCR’s 3rd Women in Antitrust conference in Washington DC. 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","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"14","month":"November","year":2019,"topic":["$name","$name","$name","Vertical restraints"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe","Germany","United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1573689600.0},{"title":"UK: CMA continues clamp down on procedural breaches during merger reviews","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2019/november/uk-cma-continues-clamp-down-on-procedural-breaches-during-merger-reviews","author":["Jonathan Ford"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/thumbnail_linkingcompetition_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=1f810022cee24498af7a3e9ea746db98&rev=1f810022-cee2-4498-af7a-3e9ea746db98&hash=B2EFE3FC5BFF79493B830B3FE7DAE9FB","imageAlt":"UK CMA continues clamp down on procedural breaches during merger reviews image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"Companies involved in merger reviews in the UK are increasingly at risk of tripping up over procedural infringements. This blog post looks in more detail at recent developments.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"image","day":"07","month":"November","year":2019,"topic":["Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["United Kingdom"],"dateUnix":1573084800.0},{"title":"Canon/Toshiba: the death of the Two-Step?","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2019/october/canon-toshiba-the-death-of-the-two-step","author":null,"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/thumbnail_linkingcompetition_warehouse_700x300.ashx?w=744&rev=975b5fcc048643f4a5f0688e0b41277d&rev=975b5fcc-0486-43f4-a5f0-688e0b41277d&hash=F68D79CC5FE9B814C1366D6F654F0B06","imageAlt":"Canon Toshiba the death of the two step image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"The full text of the European Commission’s long-awaited decision in the Canon/Toshiba warehousing case has now been published. This blog post considers the EC’s reasoning and the future of warehousing and two-step structures.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"29","month":"October","year":2019,"topic":["Merger Control"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1572307200.0},{"title":"Restricting Online Sales","url":"https://www.linklaters.com/en/insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/2019/september/restricting-online-sales","author":["Dr. David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves"],"image":"https://lpscdn.linklaters.com/-/media/digital-marketing-image-library/images/05_insights/blogs/linkingcompetition/thumbnails-700x300/thumbnailonline-shopping700x300fwpngfw.ashx?w=744&rev=f20d473542cd4513bb47d18acf911360&rev=f20d4735-42cd-4513-bb47-d18acf911360&hash=9DF6C74395FAC9A55025899BD5780341","imageAlt":"Restricting Online Sales image","imageWidth":null,"imageHeight":null,"location":null,"copy":"As sales move rapidly from brick and mortar to the online world, we take stock of how companies can get the most out of online sales, without falling foul of EU laws on competition and the single market imperative.","ctaText":"Mehr erfahren","template":"noImage","day":"17","month":"September","year":2019,"topic":["$name","$name"],"type":"","jurisdiction":["Europe"],"dateUnix":1568678400.0}],"noResult":"<p style=\"color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"><span>Ihre Suche ergab keine Ergebnisse. 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