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Aug 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Aurelija Grubytė |Mélanie Bruneau |Annette Mutschler-Siebert |Giovanni Campi |Arthur Artinian |Niall J. Lavery
A new and powerful wave of “greenwashing”1 bans will sweep the European Union (EU) shortly. The EU’s Green Claims Directive and Greenwashing Directive2 (together, the Green Directives) are key legislative tools being introduced in the EU as part of the European Green Deal, focused on combatting misleading claims regarding products’ environmental friendliness or social consciousness.
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May 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Maya Ffrench-Adam |Aurelija Grubytė |Niall J. Lavery
Two decisions this year in the United Kingdom concerning Leicester City Football Club (Leicester City) and Newcastle United Football Club (Newcastle United) show that competition law may be becoming a more prevalent part of the beautiful game. In the Leicester City case the parties involved were found to have breached the Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 (Competition Act) by colluding to restrict competition in the sales of Leicester City branded clothing, including replica kits.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Niall J. Lavery |Jennifer Marsh |Michal Kocon |Aurelija Grubytė
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two
major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting
organisations' ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and
(ii) members' activities which may embolden other members of
sporting associations to challenge existing rules on how their
sports are administered and this is certainly a space to watch.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Aurelija Grubytė |Michal Kocon |Niall J. Lavery
IntroductionThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations’ ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and (ii) members’ activities which may embolden other members of sporting associations to challenge existing rules on how their sports are administered and this is certainly a space to watch.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Niall J. Lavery
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations’ ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and (ii) members’ activities which may embolden other members of sporting associations to challenge existing rules on how their sports are administered and this is certainly a space to watch.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
klgates.com | Niall J. Lavery |Jennifer Marsh |Michal Kocon |Aurelija Grubytė
Introduction
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations’ ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and (ii) members’ activities which may embolden other members of sporting associations to challenge existing rules on how their sports are administered and this is certainly a space to watch.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Niall J. Lavery |Jennifer Marsh |Michal Kocon |Aurelija Grubytė
IntroductionThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations’ ability to regulate their: (i) competitions; and (ii) members’ activities which may embolden other members of sporting associations to challenge existing rules on how their sports are administered and this is certainly a space to watch.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
lawinsport.com | Jennifer Marsh |Niall J. Lavery
The PGA TOUR (“PGA Tour”) and DP World Tour announced their intended partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (“PIF”) in relation to their combined golf related commercial businesses and rights1. The deal would end two years of unprecedented turbulence for golf, a sport renowned for its time-honoured practices.
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Apr 6, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Niall J. Lavery |Jennifer Marsh
To date, private equity (PE) deals have seldom attracted serious scrutiny by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and other antitrust regulators. However, this looks set to change; in particular with the CMA indicating that PE “roll-up” deals (where a PE house acquires multiple smaller companies in the same industry) have become an enforcement priority.
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Apr 3, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Niall J. Lavery |Jennifer Marsh
To date, private equity (PE) deals have seldom attracted serious scrutiny by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and other antitrust regulators. However, this looks set to change; in particular with the CMA indicating that PE “roll-up” deals (where a PE house acquires multiple smaller companies in the same industry) have become an enforcement priority.
