In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) determines how the term “establishment” used in the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC must be interpreted and thereby on the applicability of national data protection law in cases with a cross-border context as well as on the power of national data protection authorities in this regard. This has practical implications.
With the steady increase of global regulation and enforcement across all industries in today’s commercial world, the conduct by companies of independent and credible internal investigations is swiftly being recognised as a standalone area of expertise
With a long-awaited decision, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) causes headache and turbulences to manufacturers, importers and distributors of all kinds of products to be placed on the market in the European Union.
[row][double_paragraph] On 21 October, the European Commission issued the first two tax rulings State aid decisions finding the two rulings to violate EU State aid law. Join our Tax and State aid experts for a complimentary 1 hour webinar putting this finding into perspective and explaining what these decisions mean for multinational…
The EU Commission may fine companies merely for helping other undertakings run a cartel, the European Court of Justice held on 22 October 2015 – but under which conditions?
On 18 October 2015, Iran’s Foreign Minister and the EU Foreign Policy Chief issued a joint statement announcing the official adoption of the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” between Iran and the EU/E3+3 (China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA).
The Court of Justice of the European Union, following the opinion of the Advocate General, invalidated European Commission Decision 2000/520 dated July 27, 2000, which allowed transfers of personal data to US companies that self-certified under the US/EU Safe Harbor Program.
The first Post Danmark case in 2012 brought about a modest antitrust revolution on Article 102 applicable to discrimination. Rarefied economic concepts were confirmed. Price discrimination as a standalone abuse was all but confined to a historical footnote in antitrust textbooks, to be replaced by a predation type test.
With the anticipated publication of the European General Data Protection Regulation in 2016, multi-national companies are beginning to assess how the new Regulation will affect their global data protection and privacy compliance programs.
The Commission has adopted amendments to a number of its key procedural rules in order to bring them into line with the EU Directive on Damages Actions, which was adopted in 2014 and must be incorporated into the national law of EU Member States by 27 December 2016. The amendments focus…