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Advertisement: 4th Düsseldorf Doctoral Seminar on competition law

Advertisement: 4th Düsseldorf Doctoral Seminar on competition law

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The vaccination of the German population is picking up speed, our Federal Minister of Health proudly announces new records on daily vaccinations and yet there is no certainty when and how normality will return. The Institute for Competition Law at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf has thus decided to host its fourth Doctoral Seminar on competition law online on 28 September 2021. Patrick Hauser with the necessary information: Due to the pandemic most mass events had to be cancelled in…

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Market power = relative (also in Switzerland)

Market power = relative (also in Switzerland)

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Switzerland has – after a long struggle – adopted a new regulation that now also covers relative market power in competition law. It is to come into force in 2022. Patrick Krauskopf and Dominic Schopf explain the new rule and its background. Bern, a City of Relativity  Bern, Kramgasse 49 in 1905: Albert Einstein is about to make a fundamental contribution to basic research in physics. He recognises that space and time are relative to each other and do not represent…

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The Austrian Competition Law Amendment 2021: A Preview

The Austrian Competition Law Amendment 2021: A Preview

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A mere few weeks ago, Austrians still asked Rupprecht Podszun for his view on the German competition law amendment of 2021 to give them a taste of things to come in Austria. Now, Austrians can contribute their own draft for a competition law amendment 2021. Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson discusses the highlights of the proposed amendment, including ECN+, digitalisation, sustainability and merger control. KaWeRÄG 2021  On 23 April 2021 – an unsuspecting Friday afternoon which led to a busy weekend – the long-awaited Cartel and Competition Law…

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Children liable for their parents! Up- and down-stream liability within the economic unit

Children liable for their parents! Up- and down-stream liability within the economic unit

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There is news about group liability in competition law. After Skanska, the next case to catch the ECJ’s attention is Sumal. Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella has just given his opinion. Christian Kersting and Jannik Otto report. Background The ECJ clarified in Skanska (Case C-724/17) that it is the undertaking itself, i.e. the economic unit, that infringes competition law. This led the Court to the conclusion that there is also successor liability, meaning that the legal successor of the infringer is…

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SSNIPpets (44): One out of two

SSNIPpets (44): One out of two

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How fortunate that winter has returned once again, restaurants in Düsseldorf are still closed and the vaccinations are taking their time. This way Rupprecht Podszun can first sift through all the antitrust snippets that have piled up on his desk. Today it’s all about China, drug prices and birthday parties. Here are his SSNIPpets – small, but significant news, information and pleasantries – our pet project! Choose one of the two In China, there is not exactly competition for leadership…

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One Ring to Rule them All?

One Ring to Rule them All?

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Georg Schmittmann on the Commission’s guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Art. 22 of the European Merger Control Regulation In the epic fantasy novel „Lord of the Rings“, the evil Lord Sauron secretly forged the “One Ring”. His intentions were pretty clear. He wanted an all-powerful magic ring. “One Ring to Rule them all, One Ring to find them”, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote. Not to compare the European Commission with the evil Lord Sauron,…

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LG Dortmund: Örtliche Zuständigkeit im Kartellschadensersatzprozess

LG Dortmund: Örtliche Zuständigkeit im Kartellschadensersatzprozess

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Das LG Dortmund hat in letzter Zeit mehrfach für Aufsehen im Kartellrecht gesorgt, zuletzt zur Schadensschätzung (wir berichteten). In einem nun veröffentlichten Hinweisbeschluss äußert sich das Gericht zur örtlichen Zuständigkeit im Kartellschadensersatzprozess. Katharina Lugani hat den Beschluss unter die Lupe genommen. 1. Einleitung Der vorliegende Hinweisbeschluss des LG Dortmund vom 10.2.21 (8 O 15/18 Kart) beschäftigt sich mit der örtlichen Zuständigkeit für die Klage einer Zessionarin, die offenbar abgetretene Schadensersatzansprüche von 30 Zedentinnen wegen kartellrechtswidrigen Verhaltens geltend macht. Die Entscheidung bietet interessante…

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Ermittlungsbefugnisse im Kartellbußgeldverfahren 4.0

Ermittlungsbefugnisse im Kartellbußgeldverfahren 4.0

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Bei der GWB-Reform standen in der öffentlichen Diskussion die digitalen Themen ganz im Vordergrund. Anlass der Änderungen war aber die ECN+-Richtlinie, in der es vor allem ums Verfahrensrecht geht. Thomas Wostry hat sich die neugefassten Vorschriften zu den Ermittlungsbefugnissen der Kartellbehörden kritisch angesehen. Während die Bundesregierung der 19. Legislaturperiode weiterhin über Ob und Wie eines Verbandssanktionengesetzes berät, schreitet sie bei der Reform des Kartellbußgeldverfahrens aufgrund europäischer Verpflichtungen zügig voran und zieht das Netz der Ermittlungsbefugnisse merklich zusammen. Wenn man dem…

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