30 March 2020
Online Competition Compliance Training
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/online-competition-compliance-training

Continuing your Competition Compliance training programme when people are working remotely.

24 March 2020
State aid & the COVID-19 pandemic in the Aviation sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/state-aid-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-aviation-sector

In this period of crisis, the European Commission has shown its willingness to help Member States in the design of state aid schemes and/or individual measures to support companies facing economic difficulties due to ...

16 June 2020
Internal investigations – What to do when there is a suspicion that an employee is infringing Competition Law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/what-to-do-when-there-is-a-suspicion-that-an-employee-is-infringing-competition-law

Following the increasingly important role of compliance with competition rules, our competition team analyses the most relevant aspects that must be taken into account when conducting an internal investigation ...

21 January 2021
Competitive Edge: Competition & EU Law January 2021
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Welcome to the January edition of Competitive Edge. As the new year begins, we would like to take this opportunity to send you our best wishes for 2021 on behalf of Bird & Bird's entire Competition & EU group.

16 February 2021
New Commission Notice on relevant market likely to be more focussed on digital markets
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/new-commission-notice-on-relevant-market-likely-to-be-more-focussed-on-digital-markets

The consultation on the Commission Notice on relevant market definition has finished and sparked many responses pressing for more guidance on digital markets. This article will discuss which topics are likely to be ...

18 February 2021
Competitive Edge: Competition & EU Law February 2021
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Welcome to the February edition of Competitive Edge. As the new year begins, we would like to take this opportunity to send you our best wishes for 2021 on behalf of Bird & Bird's entire Competition & EU group.

16 November 2020
GVH launches sector inquiry regarding supply of beverages in the HoReCa sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/gvh-launches-sector-inquiry-regarding-supply-of-beverages-in-the-horeca-sector

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched a sector inquiry in October 2020 in order to investigate the supply of beverages in the HoReCa sector (hotels, restaurants and cafés). The GVH suspects that Hungarian ...

26 November 2018
The ECJ rules on how air fares should be published by EU carriers in order to comply with Regulation 1008/2008
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/the-ecj-rules-on-how-air-fares-should-be-published-by-eu-carriers

On 15 November 2018 the European Court of Justice issued a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Article 2(18) and Article 23(1) of EC No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services (the ...

19 March 2019
The interplay of data protection and competition law - issues beyond the Facebook case
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/the-interplay-of-data-protection-and-competition-law-issues-beyond-the-facebook-case

Following the widely debated Facebook decision of the German Federal Cartel Office our competition team looks into other aspects of the fascinating relationship between competition and data protection law.

30 November 2017
Commission adopts light touch in SEP Guidelines
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/commission-adopts-light-touch-in-sep-guidelines

Yesterday the European Commission issued its much awaited guidance on the EU approach to Standard Essential Patents. Whilst the guidelines broadly endorse Unwired Planet v Huawei and Huawei v ZTE , what is more ...