In January 2015, the Spanish Executive Service of the Commission on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (“SEPBLAC”) published for the first time its “Good Practices for the application of the lists of persons subject to international sanctions.” The aim of the Good Practices is to…
On December 17, 2014, EU law makers within the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have reached…
In a court order issued on November 7, 2014, in an appeal against an order for an abbreviated…
The Spanish Supreme Court has adopted a judgment in December establishing that dual pricing systems in the pharma sector may fall under the prohibition of Article 101(1) TFEU and its equivalent under Spanish Competition Law. However, the judgment also says that they might deserve an exemption under Article 101(3) and…
Baker & McKenzie has released its first global client survey on Social Media. Based on the responses from international…
The Italian Antitrust Authority (Authority) recently published its Guidelines on calculating fines for serious breaches of national or…
In Spain, because of the pressure imposed by the OECD and in order to avoid drastic measures in 2015, the Government has announced different measures in order to provide more transparency. This measures would impact corruption issues in Spain. The measures refer to the Finance Control of Political Parties, Political Parties…
On December 15, 2014, Spanish Anticorruption Public Prosecutor formally requested a Spanish criminal judge to start criminal proceedings…