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May 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole
The interaction between AI and competition law is a hot topic
globally, with a number of competition authorities considering the
issues. Miranda Cole and Richard Whish KC discuss this trend,
including key principles for future analysis of AI foundation
models, potential approaches to assessing the impact of data,
computing power, funding and expertise, and the importance of
considering the nuances of how models are tailored for different
uses.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole |Alexandra Rogers
On 6 September 2022, the European Commission
(EC) prohibited Illumina's acquisition of
Grail, bringing to an end the administrative stage of a legal saga
that has attracted interest beyond competition law specialists. According to the EC, the transaction would hinder innovation and
reduce choice in the emerging market for early-stage blood-based
cancer detection tests. The EC also found that Illumina's
proposed remedies would be insufficient to address its concerns.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ian Giles |Miranda Cole
All eyes are on Illumina/GRAIL following the Advocate
General's (AG) opinion. If the European Court of Justice
follows the AG, it will overturn the European Commission's (EC)
new approach to referrals under Article 22. This is generating much
debate in the merger control community.
Will the European Court of Justice (ECJ) follow the
AG?
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole
In the first use of the Digital Markets Act's enforcement powers,
the European Commission has opened a number of investigations,
including of Alphabet's self-preferencing in search and
Apple's implementation of the 'link out' obligation,
with the Commission still examining Apple's broader alternative
distribution model.
The DMA is intended to promote competition and innovation in
digital markets and to protect consumers and businesses from unfair
practices.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole
Aiming to ensure a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw
materials for the EU, the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) has
been formally adopted by the European Commission, as of 18 March
2024. This is in response to a growing global demand for resources,
with EU demand for rare earth metals, for example, expected to
increase by 700% by 2030.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
connections.nortonrosefulbright.com | Miranda Cole
In the first use of the Digital Markets Act's enforcement powers, the European Commission has opened a number of investigations, including of Alphabet's self-preferencing in search and Apple’s implementation of the 'link out' obligation, with the Commission still examining Apple’s broader alternative distribution model. The DMA is intended to promote competition and innovation in digital markets and to protect consumers and businesses from unfair practices.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole |Julia Kampouridi
On February 6, 2024 the Council of the EU and the European
Parliament agreed a provisional version of the Net-Zero Industry
Act (NZIA), which is now expected to be formally
adopted by the end of April 2024. This will follow the imminent
publication of the Critical Raw Materials Act
(CRMA) These regulatory initiatives support the
February 2023 "Green Deal Industrial Plan for the
Net-Zero Age" (the Net Zero Plan).
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole
After the technology sector, the life sciences and industrials
sectors are expected to see the highest growth in cross-border
M&A activity in 2024, closely followed by natural
resources.
Trends such as onshoring and reshuffling of global supply chains
are thought to be a key deal driver as businesses look to become
more resilient to macroeconomic factors.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miranda Cole |Julia Kampouridi
On December 27, 2023, the European Union's new Anti-Coercion
Instrument (Regulation 2023/2675) (the
'ACI') came into force. It aims to protect
the European Union (the EU), and its Member
States, from economic coercion by third countries. This could be a
double-edged sword for businesses, however. While it provides a
mechanism for shaping the EU response to injurious third-country
measures, it also generates additional regulatory risk for those
operating both within and outside the EU.
