Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron
The Court of Justice has recently delivered three consequential judgments, from a competition law perspective, revolving around the regulation of football. Tondela came in April, followed by ROGON and RRC Sports in July. There is a great deal to unpack in these judgments, and many (or most) of the issues require a dedicated post. This [ ]
This blog is proud to celebrate the memory of the late Rubén Perea, a bright and most promising lawyer who left us all too soon. As we have done every year since 2020, we are launching a call for submissions to the new edition of the Writing Award created in his honour. The spirit of [ ]
The judgment of the Court of Justice in Android, delivered earlier this month, is one of the most consequential of, at least, the past decade. It builds on some aspects at which the Court already hinted in Google Shopping, all while introducing several of innovations and clarifications. There will be no shortage of discussions and [ ]
I have just uploaded on SSRN a new paper of mine (available here) entitled Disinformation about green technologies as a restriction of competition . A presentation of the paper delivered to my colleagues at LSE Law School can be found here. In spite of the staggering progress of green technologies across a number of sectors (including [ ]
The New Law of State Aid and Subsidies is (finally!) coming out today with Hart Publishing (with a 20% discount if you purchase it via the publisher using this flyer). As those who know me are aware, I have long been interested in State aid and subsidy regulation. With all the changes that the discipline [ ]
The Luxembourg Centre for European Law and the Association of European Competition Law Judges have jointly organised a seminar on self-preferencing that will take place in Luxembourg on 26th February. More information on the event and on how to register can be found here. The speakers are Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei (Court of Justice), Professor Walid [ ]
The Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Lukoil as 2025 was coming to an end. It was the second case in the year that engaged head on with the conditions set out in Magill and Bronner. It may be true that this judgment is not as consequential as the one in Android Auto for [ ]
Last week s post discussed a quintessential example of a by object , namely disparagement strategies. By the end of the entry, I pointed out that, for some reason, there is some reluctance to call a spade a spade or, more precisely, to call abuses by object by their name. A number of potential alternative labels have [ ]
I have spent the past few weeks (re-)reading in detail the case law and administrative practice on disparagement and related issues, including landmark rulings such as (the other) Hoffmann-La Roche and AstraZeneca. The Commission decision in Teva-Copaxone is a fascinating read that builds on the extensive experience acquired at the national level (see here for [ ]
The new edition of the LSE Short Course on State Aid and Subsidies Regulation will be organised, again, in February of this year. I really look forward to it, as it comes at a time when major developments are reshaping the discipline in fundamental ways (so fundamental, in fact, that they inspired me to write a whole [ ]