Catherine Gordley

Sep 23, 2024 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Catherine Gordley |Nils Wahl |Ethel Fonseca

On 24 September 2024, the Commission issued its first clearance decision under the M&A tool of the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”). Following an in-depth investigation, the Commission conditionally cleared Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC’s (“e&”) acquisition of sole control of PPF Telecom Group B.V. (“PPF”). The acquirer, e&, is controlled by a UAE sovereign wealth fund, the Emirates Investment Authority (“EIA”).

Jul 31, 2024 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Giovanni Pregno |Niharika Parshurampuria |Catherine Gordley

On 1 August 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance (“Draft Guidelines”). The Draft Guidelines summarise the Commission’s interpretation of the law governing the application of Article 102 TFEU to exclusionary abuses of dominance. As could be expected from the Commission’s 2023 revision of its Article 102 Guidance Paper and the accompanying Policy Brief previewing the key elements of future Article...

Jul 31, 2024 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Giovanni Pregno |Niharika Parshurampuria |Catherine Gordley

On 1 August 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance (“Draft Guidelines”). The Draft Guidelines summarise the Commission’s interpretation of the law governing the application of Article 102 TFEU to exclusionary abuses of dominance. As could be expected from the Commission’s 2023 revision of its Article 102 Guidance Paper and the accompanying Policy Brief previewing the key elements of future Article...

Aug 31, 2023 | concurrences.com | Van Bael |Catherine Gordley

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Jul 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Niharika Parshurampuria |Andreas Reindl |Catherine Gordley

On 13 July 2023, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its judgment in Case C-376/20 P Commission v CK Telecoms UK Investments regarding the legal standard and burden of proof in so-called “gap cases”.