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Jul 22, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ingrid Vandenborre
On June 28, 2024, the European Commission (EC) held a workshop on competition in virtual worlds and generative artificial intelligence (AI). The event followed the EC’s January 2024 call for contributions on the level of competition within these two sectors.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ingrid Vandenborre
The development of case law on disparagement has, to date, been driven mainly by the French competition authority, or has been addressed under consumer protection or other national laws. The European Commission’s (EC’s) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) ongoing investigations of Vifor Pharma present these agencies’ first pure disparagement abuse cases.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Ingrid Vandenborre
The development of case law on disparagement has, to date, been driven mainly by the French competition authority, or has been addressed under consumer protection or other national laws. The European Commission’s (EC’s) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) ongoing investigations of Vifor Pharma present these agencies’ first pure disparagement abuse cases.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
concurrences.com | Bill Batchelor |Marcus Smith |Ingrid Vandenborre |Simon Holmes
Competition Appeal Tribunal (London) President Sir Marcus Smith QC is the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He is also a judge in the High Court of England and Wales (Chancery Division). Sir Marcus Smith was called to the Bar in 1991 and took silk in 2010.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ingrid Vandenborre
On March 26, 2024, Skadden hosted a discussion on key developments in antitrust enforcement in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Frederic Depoortere |Ingrid Vandenborre
Key Points EU competition regulators are increasingly considering “ecosystems” of products and services in their analysis of the competitive impact of mergers — a framework that often does not fit with the historical focus on horizontal and vertical relationships. The merging parties’ rationales and internal documents have taken on a greater importance in both EU and U.K. merger reviews.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Frederic Depoortere |Ingrid Vandenborre
Key PointsEU competition regulators are increasingly considering “ecosystems” of products and services in their analysis of the competitive impact of mergers — a framework that often does not fit with the historical focus on horizontal and vertical relationships. The merging parties’ rationales and internal documents have taken on a greater importance in both EU and U.K. merger reviews.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Giorgio Motta |Bill Batchelor |Frederic Depoortere |Aurora Luoma |Ingrid Vandenborre |Niels Baeten
Starting today, October 12, 2023, the mandatory notification requirements under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) apply. M&A deals involving businesses that (i) have been granted certain levels of financial support from non-EU governments and (ii) meet prescribed financial thresholds must now be notified, assessed and cleared before the transactions can close.
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May 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta |Ingrid Vandenborre
On April 25, 2023, the UK Government published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill) which, among other things, introduces a new ex ante regulatory regime for digital markets. The Bill largely follows the Spring 2022 proposals made in the government’s on the new regime. The new regime will apply to large firms with “strategic market status” (SMS) in relation to a digital activity, a lower threshold than a “dominant” market position under UK competition law.
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May 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta |Ingrid Vandenborre
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill), which will introduce wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and significantly alter the merger control and antitrust investigation processes.
