8/21/2026 10:12:10 AM Same discount, faster process: The German FCO’s updated rules for cartel settlements By Dominic Divivier Uta Itzen Tobias Klose Ilka Oberländer Uwe Salaschek +2 more... Show less On 19 August 2026, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) replaced its ten-year-old guidance on settling cartel fine proceedings with new...
8/10/2026 3:36:37 PM UK consumer reforms speed up: subscription regime accelerated, pricing practices next in line? By Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Rachel Duffy Incoming UK consumer subscription regime accelerated The UK Government has today announced that the subscription-related provisions of...
7/30/2026 2:31:07 PM Beyond or within reach: CJEU Grand Chamber sets new limits on access to emails and personal devices By Dominic Divivier Tobias Klose Daniel Travers Ole Jörges Hendrik Reichert +2 more... Show less CJEU (Grand Chamber), judgment of 16 July 2026, Joined Cases C-258/23, C-259/23 and C-260/23 – Imagens Médicas Integradas and Others v...
7/15/2026 8:36:37 AM Three years of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation: what the Commission’s first review tells us By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden +1 more... Show less The European Commission has published its first review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and accompanying Staff Working Document...
7/13/2026 7:06:07 PM AI Dealmaking in an Era of Industrial Policy: What Parties Need to Know Across Jurisdictions By Ninette Dodoo Denny Kwon Janet Lang Jan Rybnicek Andrés Betancor +2 more... Show less As AI capabilities become central to economic competitiveness, AI-related transactions are increasingly being examined through a broader...
6/19/2026 2:51:37 PM Key Takeaways from the 2026 ABA International Cartel Workshop in Vienna By Heather Lamberg Manish Kumar Dominic Divivier Frank Montag Uta Itzen Claire Leonard Daniel Metz +4 more... Show less The 2026 ABA International Cartel Workshop, held in collaboration with the IBA at the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna from 10 to 12...
6/8/2026 10:03:37 AM Broad requests, narrow room to resist: General Court confirms Commission's wide-ranging document request powers in Vivendi and Lagardère By Dominic Divivier Ilka Oberländer Merit Olthoff Fabian Bickel Chiara Borsi +2 more... Show less The Commission routinely requires parties to produce vast numbers of internal documents, sometimes running into the millions. Sweeping...
5/6/2026 10:31:07 AM The new UK TTBEO: Navigating a bespoke regime for Technology Licensing By Jenny Leahy Sharon Malhi Alexandra Morgan Karen Slaney +1 more... Show less On 1 May 2026, the legal framework for technology licensing in the UK entered a new chapter. With the expiry of the “assimilated” EU...
4/15/2026 5:01:37 PM The CMA flexes its new consumer protection powers By Andrew Austin Rikki Haria Kate Collister Najibah Chowdhury +1 more... Show less The regulatory landscape for UK consumer protection has entered a new phase following the CMA’s announcement today that it has fined...
4/14/2026 9:11:54 AM Whelan at the Wheel: what to expect from the newly appointed Director-General of DG Competition By Andreas von Bonin Björn Sijtsma Gabriel Andraos Jean-Alexandre Vaglio +1 more... Show less Competition Commissioner Ribera announced yesterday that Anthony Whelan has been appointed as the new Director-General of DG Competition....
4/14/2026 6:04:32 AM Navigating new waters: China formally introduces safe harbor rules for vertical anti-competitive agreements By Hazel Yin Tracy Lu Ziqi Zhou Siying Ruan +1 more... Show less After years of uncertainty, China’s long‑awaited safe harbor regime for vertical agreements finally became effective on February 1, 2026....
4/13/2026 5:54:03 PM The Italian Antitrust Authority issues its first ever fine for online retail price maintenance and clarifies the contours of illegal online marketplace bans By Gian Luca Zampa Ermelinda Spinelli Alessandro Di Giò Cecilia Carli Luca Giacomello +2 more... Show less On 17 March 2026, the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) imposed a record fine of over €25 million on Morellato S.p.A. (Morellato), a...
4/1/2026 5:20:20 PM Update: Freshfields’ response to the UK Government’s proposals to overhaul the competition regime By James Aitken Colin Raftery On 20 January 2026, the UK Government announced a range of proposed reforms to the UK competition regime. In our previous blog, we shared...
3/2/2026 2:50:02 PM EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement: What it means for cross-Channel enforcement By Dominic Divivier Colin Raftery Andreas von Bonin Nick English Ole Schley +2 more... Show less The EU and the United Kingdom signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement on 25 February 2026 (Agreement), establishing a formal...
1/23/2026 1:36:48 PM System re-boot: High Court turns up the voltage for UK energy appeals By James Aitken Susannah Prichard Kritika Rampal Leonie Sage +1 more... Show less On 22 January 2026, the English High Court delivered an important judgment for companies and investors in UK regulated infrastructure. ...
1/20/2026 8:19:18 PM UK Government Heralds Major Changes to UK Merger Control Regime By James Aitken Colin Raftery On 20 January 2026, the UK government announced a range of proposed reforms to the UK merger control regime. The proposals are, once...