Facebook Marketplace: a textbook landmark case for the enforcement of EU competition law in the digital economy
Introduction After several years of investigation, the Commission finally delivered its decision in the case […]
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The Essential Facility Doctrine and Google Android Auto Case C-233/23: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The topic of the essential facility doctrine has made unexpectedly frequent appearances in EU case […]
The Apple App Store – A New Kind of Hallmark Case
After almost three years since the Commission sent Apple its statement of objections, which was […]
The ACM vs. Apple AppStore – A Second Chance To Get It Right
The Dutch case concerning the Apple App Store appears to make a (welcome) comeback. The […]
Microsoft III – Paving The Way To A Tying Trilogy?
This summer the European commission (finally) announced it will start a formal investigation against Microsoft […]
Case C-42/21P Lithuanian Railways – another clarification on the Bronner case law and the non-exhaustive character of art. 102 TFEU
The recent case of Lithuanian Railways provides yet another clarification on the scope of application […]
On-platform Tying or Another Case of Leveraging- A Discussion on Facebook Marketplace
Just before 2022 ended the Commission sent a statement of objections to Meta regarding the […]
Case C-721/20 – DB Station & Service – Can secondary legislation limit the private enforcement of art. 102 TFEU?
Last month the CJEU delivered an interesting ruling on the scope of application of art. […]
Opinion of AG Kokott in Case-449/21 (Towercast): filling gaps in EU merger control and creating new routes for dealing with killer acquisitions through the DMA
Earlier this month AG Kokott delivered an opinion that quickly caught the attention of the […]
The French judgment on Google’s Play Store: a shift towards platform exploitation?
On 28 March 2022, the Commercial Court of Paris fined Google €2 million for the […]