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Aug 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | George Christodoulides Christodoulides |Victoria Newbold |Nicholas Young

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of Lords and is expected to come into force in Autumn 2024. In this guide the we detail the key digital regulatory provisions of both the DMCC and the DMA, with analysis on how the scope and impact of each framework may differ for businesses.

Jul 19, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ben Bolderson |George Christodoulides Christodoulides

July 19, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: SUMMARYThe ECJ’s recent preliminary ruling in C-211/22 - Super Bock Bebidas (“Super Bock”) is significant for businesses and competition authorities.

Mar 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Ben Bolderson |George Christodoulides Christodoulides |Paul Culliford

SUMMARYOn 16 March 2023, the ECJ published its judgment in Towercast (C-449/21), confirming that Article 102 TFEU (which prohibits abuses of a dominant market position) may apply to transactions which fall below national and EU merger control thresholds, and have not been referred to the European Commission under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (“Merger Regulation”). This followed the opinion of Advocate-General Kokott on 13 October 2022, which we analysed here.

Mar 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | George Christodoulides Christodoulides

SUMMARYIn this article we discuss the evolving global attention towards a less common theory of harm: common ownership. We conclude by assessing the notably bullish approach taken by the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”), and what implications this may bring for companies.

Mar 16, 2023 | lexology.com | George Christodoulides Christodoulides

SummaryIn this article we discuss the evolving global attention towards a less common theory of harm: common ownership. We conclude by assessing the notably bullish approach taken by the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”), and what implications this may bring for companies.