2825 results Sophie Beaumont Junior Associate Amsterdam Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023. Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. ECJ in Unilever: commercial policy by dominant undertakings on thin ice Unilever shows the need to assess evidence on lack of anti-competitive effects in abuse cases and how liability can extend across different levels of the supply chain. Dominant undertakings had better think twice when imposing policy on distributors. Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance. Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices. The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions. Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Contact Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Services & Experience Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Publications & Insights Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection People Jeanne Leeman Junior Associate Amsterdam Stibbe assists VIWF – FIEB Stibbe assisted the Belgian Association of Waters and Softdrinks (VIWF – FIEB), in particular Spadel, Nestlé Waters, Coca Cola Belgium, Roxane Nord and Danone, in a litigation case against Sodastream for misleading and comparative advertising. Stibbe assists foodstuff producer Stibbe assisted a foodstuff producer in the context of unlawful claims relating to baby food and in the context of water and environmental claims regarding the use of plastic bottles. Stibbe represents Geberit Stibbe represented Geberit, a leading producer of sanitary systems, in unfair competition law procedures, injunction procedures, preliminary procedures, and seizure procedures. Stibbe assists Makro We assisted Makro in investigations by administrative authorities and in court procedures regarding price indications, dual offers, product regulation as well as trade practices procedures involving promotions, games and competitions, and parallel trade. Stibbe advises Het Vlaams Energiebedrijf (VEB) Stibbe advised VEB on unfair competition practices, such as misleading advertising regarding the purchase of ‘cheaper’ energy. Stibbe assists producer of beverages Stibbe assists a producer of beverages with respect to various questions on product labelling, consumer actions (promotions, games and lotteries), price indications, and competition law claims and procedures. Pagination Previous page Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page
Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023.
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
ECJ in Unilever: commercial policy by dominant undertakings on thin ice Unilever shows the need to assess evidence on lack of anti-competitive effects in abuse cases and how liability can extend across different levels of the supply chain. Dominant undertakings had better think twice when imposing policy on distributors.
Abuse: an access request you can’t refuse? The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the essential facilities test is limited to ‘pure’ access cases. Infringement of a regulatory access obligation must be assessed under the general framework for abuse of dominance.
Belgian Competition Authority opens first hybrid cartel proceedings In the first hybrid cartel proceedings by the Belgian Competition Authority, the Prosecutor recently submitted a draft decision to condemn and impose a fine on pharmaceutical wholesaler CERP SA for allegedly participating in anticompetitive practices.
The ACM’s priorities in 2023: the energy transition, digitalisation, and sustainability On 26 January 2023, the ACM announced that its priorities for 2023 would be the energy transition, the digital economy, and sustainability. This agenda is unsurprising in view of the ACM’s recent policy statements and enforcement actions.
Stibbe assists VIWF – FIEB Stibbe assisted the Belgian Association of Waters and Softdrinks (VIWF – FIEB), in particular Spadel, Nestlé Waters, Coca Cola Belgium, Roxane Nord and Danone, in a litigation case against Sodastream for misleading and comparative advertising.
Stibbe assists foodstuff producer Stibbe assisted a foodstuff producer in the context of unlawful claims relating to baby food and in the context of water and environmental claims regarding the use of plastic bottles.
Stibbe represents Geberit Stibbe represented Geberit, a leading producer of sanitary systems, in unfair competition law procedures, injunction procedures, preliminary procedures, and seizure procedures.
Stibbe assists Makro We assisted Makro in investigations by administrative authorities and in court procedures regarding price indications, dual offers, product regulation as well as trade practices procedures involving promotions, games and competitions, and parallel trade.
Stibbe advises Het Vlaams Energiebedrijf (VEB) Stibbe advised VEB on unfair competition practices, such as misleading advertising regarding the purchase of ‘cheaper’ energy.
Stibbe assists producer of beverages Stibbe assists a producer of beverages with respect to various questions on product labelling, consumer actions (promotions, games and lotteries), price indications, and competition law claims and procedures.