During 2024, we published many insightful, well-written and even hilarious blogposts on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog. In case that was not enough for us (it definitely is!), we are delighted to learn that some of those pieces were shortlisted for the 2025 Antitrust Writing Awards. Congratulations to all of the authors on the great…
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, we continue to keep you up to date with the latest developments in competition law and policy on EU level. To say it with Philip Marsden ‘step back, nibble some chocolate’ and read on the competition law developments in 2024 – competition law made easy! Article 101 TFEU In 2024,…
Today we are closing another great year at the Kluwer Competition Law Blog! We want to thank you all for your contributions, discussions and overall curiosity for competition law and policy. We are excited for 2025 and all the developments we can follow together. In 2024, the most read blogposts posted in 2024 were:…
The recent Google Shopping ruling has already sparked much debate, and an earlier blog post offers a detailed overview of the judgment itself. Building on this, this contribution’s focus is to emphasize and discuss some aspects in the academic analysis, the judgment’s broader implications and outlook for further actions. It builds upon a recently published…
In recent years, the landscape of antitrust damages actions in the European Union has evolved significantly, guided by landmark rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Our recent paper provides a comprehensive overview of these developments as part of the Yearbook on Procedural Law of the Court of Justice of the…
… from the Deputy Editors (Lena, Nils & Alba), who met at the 19th ASCOLA conference in Würzburg (sorry Peter, no lawyers allowed)! Like every year, we will have a small summer slowdown, but we will keep posting. Can’t get enough of competition law? Have a look into our open access series on the main…
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) introduced an innovative framework aimed at promoting contestability and fairness in digital markets. In addition to imposing a multitude of substantial obligations on gatekeepers, the DMA incorporates a sophisticated and multi-faceted enforcement system. The European Commission assumes the primary role as the enforcer of the DMA, while the Member States…
With the (belated) transposition of the EU Representative Actions Directive (RAD) on 13 October 2023 by means of the RAD Implementing Act (Verbandsklagenrichtlinienumsetzungsgesetz – non-German speakers, I treat you to a beer if you can properly pronounce this Zungenbrecher), the German legislator has ventured new legal territory for collective actions. Now, four main models build the…
2023 brought us a lot of developments in competition law and policy on the EU level. After 2020, 2021, and 2022, we continue to keep you up to date with the latest developments. Article 101 TFEU Have we figured out by object and by effect yet? For their master or PhD thesis, students tend…
Thank you for another wonderful and eventful year in competition law and policy. Our readership grew and so did the ideas and exchanges on competition law. It is exciting to see the blog progress and your knowledge spread across the world. In 2023, the ten most read blogposts were: Deployers of High-Risk AI Systems: What…
