9/17/2025 6:26:49 AM Key Takeaways from LES seminar: Licensing Negotiation Groups (LNGs) in Standard Essential Patent Licensing By Stephan Waldheim Following the European Commission's recent guidance on Automotive Licensing Negotiation Groups (ALNGs) and building on the...
9/17/2025 6:19:28 AM The undoing of the Dieselgate scandal in Poland By Marcin Alberski Stanislaw Szymanek Under a court-approved settlement with UOKiK, Volkswagen Group Polska sp. z o.o. will pay a fine of almost PLN 74 million over the...
7/15/2025 6:26:05 AM Czech NCA launches sector inquiry into EV charging market - shifts focus towards automotive By Martin Taimr Vojtěch Chloupek Matej Šinkovic The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) is sharpening its focus on competition issues in the automotive and...
6/17/2025 6:39:16 AM Hungary: Decrease in Single-Bid Public Procurements in the Vehicle Procurement Market By Gábor Kutai In its accelerated sector inquiry, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has found that the number of single-bid procurements in the...
6/17/2025 6:17:03 AM EU – How could this happen? Car manufacturers and industry association get €458 million fine over end-of-life vehicles recycling cartel By Anne Federle Álvaro López de Ochoa García What happened? On 1 April 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) imposed total fines of around €458 million on 15 major car...
3/20/2024 2:11:07 PM China: Antitrust risk in the supply chain - subcontractor or competitor? By Dr. Sven-Michael Werner Serena Du The management of subcontractors is often crucial for brands in various industry sectors such as automotive, where the control of their...
2/13/2024 11:25:58 AM UK: Court of Appeal confirms the CMA has the power to require overseas companies to produce documents and information By Saskia King Louise Lanzkron Quinn Liang In a significant recent judgment, the English Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has the...