competition

Applicable law in follow-on competition cases. Dutch Supreme Court refers to CJEU on the issue of continued infringement, with side role for Rome II. – Go Health Pro

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Applicable law in follow-on competition cases. Dutch Supreme Court refers to CJEU on the issue of continued infringement, with side role for Rome II. – Go Health Pro

I discussed Vlas AG (at the Dutch Supreme Court)’s opinion in the Air Cargo case here. The Dutch Supreme Court today has decided to refer to the CJEU. The specific questions referred, concern the (effet utile of) the EU’s rules on effective enforcement of EU competition law and the qualification of continuous infringement of competition … Read more

Truck cartel. Dutch Supreme Court minded to refer to the CJEU on Rome II’s applicable law rules for follow-on damages claims in competition law infringement. – Go Health Pro

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Truck cartel. Dutch Supreme Court minded to refer to the CJEU on Rome II’s applicable law rules for follow-on damages claims in competition law infringement. – Go Health Pro

The Dutch SC has today held that it is minded to refer to the CJEU on a variety of issues relating to Rome II’s applicable law rule for (follow-on damages claims) related to competition law infringement. The case is related to the air cargo cartel referral which I flag here and is a follow-up to … Read more

Fluffy on the Facts and the Future – A Reflection on Competitiveness, Competition and Sustainability in the Letta and Draghi Reports and the EU’s responses – Go Health Pro

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Fluffy on the Facts and the Future – A Reflection on Competitiveness, Competition and Sustainability in the Letta and Draghi Reports and the EU’s responses – Go Health Pro

Introduction The last year has seen the publication of the Letta and Draghi Reports and a flurry of EU Deals all concerning the EU’s competitiveness. The recurring theme is the imminent demise of Europe. This pessimism is fed by industrial decline, the election of Donald Trump and the impact of that on the liberal world … Read more

Weeding out the Competition: Investigating Seagrass-Seaweed Interactions to Improve Coastal Restoration – Go Health Pro

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Weeding out the Competition: Investigating Seagrass-Seaweed Interactions to Improve Coastal Restoration – Go Health Pro

Banquero monitoring experimental tanks in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Photo Credit: Tom Emge. Luciana Banquero is an M.S. student in the University of Central Florida’s Coastal & Estuarine Ecology Lab. She was awarded the Aylesworth Scholarship in 2024. The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) has been my lifelong favorite animal. I find it incredible that our … Read more

The CJEU is less claimant-friendly than its AG in use of the anchor defendant mechanism for competition law damages claims. Rules out mini-trials at the jurisdictional stage yet insists on room to contest control. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

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The CJEU is less claimant-friendly than its AG in use of the anchor defendant mechanism for competition law damages claims. Rules out mini-trials at the jurisdictional stage yet insists on room to contest control. – gavc law – geert van calster – Go Health Pro

The CJEU held earlier this morning in C‑393/23 Athenian Brewery SA, Heineken NV v Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA (no language versions available at the time of posting than Dutch and French). My post on Kokott AG’s Opinion is here. The AG all in all supported a ready acceptance of forum connexitatis in competition law cases – in the … Read more

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