A new series: Main Developments Competition Law and Policy 2020 – Kick off...
What an eventful year, also for competition law. The Kluwer Competition Law Blog has a little treat for you: a series of posts on the main 2020 developments in key jurisdictions by many of our dear...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: France
Digital antitrust Introduction The accelerated digitalisation of the economy has brought about fundamental structural changes: the emergence of world-class platforms, which benefit from network effects...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Italy
The Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) and Italian courts – and also the Italian legislator – have been quite active in 2020, despite the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. Covid-19...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Canada
In this article, we highlight the five most important developments and trends in Canadian competition law in 2020 and discuss what to watch for in 2021. 1. Impact of COVID-19 As in other...
View ArticleMain developments competition law and policy 2020: The Netherlands
Main developments competition law and policy 2020: The Netherlands As part of the series of posts on the main 2020 developments in key jurisdictions by many authors of the Kluwer Competition Law Blog,...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Greece
2020 was a particularly busy year as regards competition law developments in Greece, despite the COVID-19 crisis. Pushing ahead The primary goal of the new leadership of the Greek Competition...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Spain
The Spanish competition law landscape has been busy in 2020. Below we review the main developments and takeaways from the last year in the following areas: (i) institutions and legislation; (ii) merger...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Germany
Despite the pandemic, 2020 has been a very busy year for the Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) and courts in the field of competition law in Germany. The following is merely a selection of interesting...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Switzerland
2020: Business as usual (more or less) While over the past year COVID has had a major impact on our lives in many areas, it left Swiss competition law practice refreshingly unimpressed. In late March...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Portugal
This overview covers the main developments in competition law in Portugal in the course of 2020. This year is inevitably marked by the outburst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which seriously affected the...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Serbia
What were competition law developments in Serbia during 2020 worth mentioning and what to keep an eye on 2021? Merger control Merger notification thresholds remain unchanged A well-known trait of...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Turkey
The year 2020 will probably remain in everybody’s mind as a year of COVID, lock-downs, masks, and businesses trying to survive by adjusting their business models to the new reality. For the competition...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: United Kingdom
The legal impact of exiting the European Union after 47 years of membership, a growing focus on digital markets, and increasingly robust enforcement by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) are...
View ArticleSummer Slowdown and Overview on Main Developments in Competition Law and...
The Kluwer Competition Law Blog will remain open but slow down a bit in the coming weeks. We hope you are having a wonderful summer! If you don’t want to miss out on reading about competition law...
View ArticleTop Ten Blogposts in 2022 and Winter Break
Thank you for another wonderful and eventful year in competition law and policy. In 2022, the ten most read blogposts were: Shamsher Kataria v. Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. – Great End, but Means? by...
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