22 May 2020
Australia: The ACCC pivots in light of COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/the-accc-pivots-in-light-of-covid-19

Due to the rapidly changing global landscape, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced on 27 March 2020 a "re-focus" of its 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities in response to the COVID-19 ...

01 April 2020
Increased leeway for horizontal and vertical co-operation in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/increased-leeway-for-horizontal-and-vertical-cooperation

Existing competition rules are broad enough to also cater for extraordinary times such as the COVID-19 crisis. The EU as well as the network of European competition authorities are now explicitly acknowledging that ...

09 April 2020
State aid support to the Hotel and Leisure sector following the COVID-19 outbreak
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/state-aid-support-to-the-hotel-and-leisure-sector-following-the-covid19-outbreak

The European Commission has recognised the Hotel and Leisure sector as one of the sectors hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak. The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Hotel and Leisure sector is unparalleled. The ...

13 May 2020
Food and Beverage & COVID-19 & Antitrust Q&As
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/food-and-beverage-and-covid19-and-antitrust-qas

As a general rule, companies are required to self-assess whether any cooperation they enter into is antitrust compliant. This is particularly true when it comes to cooperation with competitors which finds itself in the ...

22 April 2020
ACCC to the Rescue – Interim Authorisations Granted
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/accc-to-the-rescue-interim-authorisations-granted

In recent weeks, the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") has acted swiftly and granted 17 interim authorisations to address immediate problems being faced by industry participants and to ensure public ...

23 March 2020
Managing merger control filings during COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/managing-merger-control-filings-during-covid-19

A brief overview of the challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis, the coping strategies of competition authorities, and suggestions on what can be done if you are working on a project requiring merger control approval.