The draft notice on market definition and multisided (digital) platforms – avoiding rather than resolving some of the main challenges
Approximately a month ago the Commission published its draft notice on the definition of the […]
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Re-imagining the Abuse of Economic Dependence in a Digital World
As proven by the recent consultation on the Digital Services Act, the European Union is […]
Abuse of relative dominance in the platform economy: a French court finds Amazon’s contracts with third-party sellers significantly imbalanced
Two years ago (before Amazon became entangled in a patchwork of investigations by competition authorities), Reuters reported: ‘France […]
Amazon cases on the move: Bundeskartellamt closes proceedings while European Commission opens formal investigation
The 17th of July has been quite the day for Amazon, at least when it comes […]
It’s raining Amazon probes: the Bundeskartellamt joins the Commission in investigating the tech giant’s marketplace practices
The investigation On 29 November 2018, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) announced an investigation into Amazon’s business […]
The Karstadt – Kaufhof merger decided
The Bundeskartellamt started investigations into the merger between big retail store chains Karstadt and Kaufhof […]
The Karstadt – Kaufhof merger
The two big department store chains’ plans to merge have gone through quite a bit […]
New momentum for abandoning the 50+1 rule of the German Bundesliga?
Have you recovered from the World Cup yet? Whether or not, it is now time […]
The German cement cartel – a landmark decision for private damages actions
The German cement cartel has been occupying German courts of all levels for some time. […]
Online platforms and abuse of dominance – the case of Funda Real Estate
The application of EU competition law to online platforms has been subject to much debate […]