Our Brussels team has contributed a definition and commentary on Cartel Enforcement, which forms part of the first Global Dictionary of Competition Law launched by Concurrences. This is the first dictionary dedicated to competition and antitrust law worldwide, brought together under the direction of editors Deborah Healey (University of New South Wales), William Kovacic (UK … Read more

In its judgment of 13 July 2022 the General Court endorsed the EU Commission’s revised approach to Article 22 EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) referrals as set out in its March 2021 Guidance.  The case relates to an appeal brought by Illumina against the Commission’s decision to accept the referral by the French competition authority of … Read more

The UK National Security and Investment (NSI) Act entered into force on 4 January 2022, introducing a new standalone UK regime for the review of qualifying transactions and investments on national security grounds (see our detailed briefing on the regime here). On 19 July 2022, the UK Government published a set of Market Guidance Notes … Read more

The much-anticipated Procurement Bill was recently laid before the UK Parliament. The Bill heralds a major overhaul of the UK laws regulating public procurement, which are currently based closely on EU directives. Following completion of the Parliamentary process, the Bill will become the Procurement Act and is likely to enter into force in 2023. In … Read more

Our informative and interactive guide on the current state of competition merger regulation across Africa is now available.  The Africa Merger Control Tool includes information on national and regional merger control regimes across the continent, with key information on thresholds for notification of mergers, filing fees payable for merger investigations and the timing of merger investigations.  This … Read more

The EU has reached political agreement in relation to the much-anticipated foreign subsidies regulation (the “Regulation”), which should become operational next year. The Regulation essentially creates a new subsidy control regime for third country subsidies affecting the EU market and has the potential to significantly increase the regulatory risk and burdens for foreign companies operating … Read more

The sixth edition of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Asia-Pacific Competition Law Guide is now available, which provides a comprehensive overview of common antitrust-related issues across the region, including: antitrust risks in horizontal cooperation agreements and vertical supply arrangements; actions that can be taken if a potential competition infringement is detected; potential penalties for competition infringements; the … Read more

Members of the Brussels competition team have written their annual chapter as a contribution to the latest edition of the highly-regarded Global Competition Review (GCR) EMEA Antitrust Review, which provides a comprehensive summary of key recent EU merger control developments. The chapter covers key jurisdictional, procedural and substantive developments in EU merger control from June … Read more