EU Competition Law Briefing 2025

In the Food Delivery case, the Commission has for the first time taken up an antitrust case concerning anticompetitive coordination facilitated through minority shareholdings.

Acquiring a stake in a competitor is not in itself illegal under EU competition law and is generally not subject to merger control either – but the connection between the companies creates contacts between competitors and gives them access to information, which may be problematic.

Join us on 28 November at 12:00 for an in-depth EU Competition Law Briefing webinar, where we will uncover which antitrust risks minority shareholdings can entail and how they can be controlled.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and understand how this could affect your business.

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Competition damages litigation continues to be on the rise in Europe. The EU Member States have implemented the 2014 EU Damages Directive and the ECJ has been issuing judgment after judgment on damages claims paving the way for plaintiff. What is the current status in the typical forum countries and what are the most imminent developments? We will give you the big picture.

In the EU Competition Law Briefing: Update on competition damages litigation in Europe webinar we will provide you with a comprehensive update of the key aspects of the following topics:

• (Pre-trial) discovery
• Class actions / bundling of claims
• Statute of limitations
• How to prove harm and relevance of expert opinions
• General outlook

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Our State Aid group will provide an update on the following:

• New Commissioner, new State aid policy?
• State aid in the energy sector
• State aid and Chips act: how to boost the production of semi-conductors in Europe?
• Public service compensation schemes - risks and opportunities
• The Commission consultation on the revision of the Aviation Guidelines

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With a new European Parliament and a new Commission – and new administrations in the US and many European countries – 2025 will again bring about significant shifts in policy, which will also affect many aspects of competition law. 

At the EU level, we predict that the most important changes this year will not be brought about by new legislative acts, but by the practical application and enforcement of the new tools that have been created in recent years and are now coming to life. The regulatory grip continues to tighten. Also at the national level the difficult act of balancing protectionism and security concerns with sustainability, growth and innovation will continue to shape competition law. 

In the EU Competition Law Briefing: Outlook 2025 webinar we will provide you with comprehensive and up-to-date information on the developments in EU competition law. 

In this webinar, you will gain insights into the key aspects of the following topics: 

• Court of Justice of the European Union
• Merger control: “Killer acquisitions” - what next in the wake of Illumina/Grail
• Foreign Subsidies Control
• Foreign Investment Control (FDI)
• Digital Competition & Regulation
• Draft Article 102 TFEU Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses
• Private Enforcement
• National Competition Laws: Update & Outlook

We will discuss the implications these developments will have on your business and provide insights on what you need to know about them in 2025 and beyond.

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