competition

Athenian Brewery SA. Kokott AG firmly in favour of forum shopping in follow-on and stand alone competition claims viz corporate parents. – Go Health Pro

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Athenian Brewery SA. Kokott AG firmly in favour of forum shopping in follow-on and stand alone competition claims viz corporate parents. – Go Health Pro

I signaled the preliminary reference and background here and Kokott AG Opined end of September in C‑393/23 Athenian Brewery SA, Heineken NV v Macedonian Thrace Brewery SA. Can a person damaged by an infringement of the competition rules sue the company which committed that infringement at the seat of its parent company in another Member … Read more

Applicable law in follow-on competition cases. 3 Opinions of the AG at the Dutch Supreme court. On Rome II ratione temporis for continuous torts; on assignment; and on ‘markets affected’. – Go Health Pro

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Applicable law in follow-on competition cases. 3 Opinions of the AG at the Dutch Supreme court. On Rome II ratione temporis for continuous torts; on assignment; and on ‘markets affected’. – Go Health Pro

Three Opinions of Vlas AG at the Dutch Supreme Court dated 5 April 2024 but published today discuss issues of applicable law in competition follow-on cases. See also my earlier posts on Air Cargo and Palink. CJEU authority cited includes Concurrence, Nintendo, Tibor Trans, CDC, flyLAL. ECLI:NL:PHR:2024:561 is the Palink case in the Truck Cartel: … Read more

The principle of competition is dead. Long live the principle of competition (Free webinar) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

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The principle of competition is dead. Long live the principle of competition (Free webinar) — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Free webinar: 22 March 2024 *revised time* 1pm UK / 2pm CET / 3pm EET. Registration here. The role of competition in public procurement regulation continues to be debated. While it is generally accepted that the proper functioning of procurement markets requires some level of competition – and the European Court of Auditors has recently … Read more

How “left-digit bias” and the competition for attention affect inflation – Go Health Pro

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How “left-digit bias” and the competition for attention affect inflation – Go Health Pro

High-inflation periods, such as the 2021-2023 inflation surge, pose a major challenge for European monetary policy. Marcel Garz and Benjamin Larin examine how sensational media coverage of the economy complicates the European Central Bank’s mission to achieve price stability. Since its inception in 1998, the European Central Bank (ECB) has been working to maintain price … Read more

Anticipate extra competitors within the tail, property cat charges to melt: Aon execs – Go Well being Professional

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Anticipate extra competitors within the tail, property cat charges to melt: Aon execs – Go Well being Professional

Talking throughout a briefing prematurely of the 2024 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous occasion immediately, executives from Aon’s Reinsurance Options highlighted their expectation that the upper layers of property disaster packages will probably be aggressive on the renewals, with softening of charges anticipated.Aon’s senior reinsurance executives reiterated the messaging we reported earlier, that they’re searching for reinsurers … Read more