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Summer trends 2017

03-10-2017
Maverick Advocaten is again publishing an overview of the most important developments in competition law in the past six months. While the exact impact of the recent judgment in the Intel case is not yet clear, more clarity can already be provided in several other areas. This newsletter takes a closer look at a number of major trends in competition law.

Maverick Advocaten is again publishing an overview of the most important developments in competition law in the past six months. While the exact impact of the recent judgment in the Intel case is not yet clear, more clarity can already be provided in several other areas. This newsletter takes a closer look at a number of major trends in competition law.

Summer trends 2017

01 ACM and the cartel prohibition: a hot summer
ACM is increasingly actively focussing on cartels; courts remain critical. >
02 Merger control: gun jumping high on the radar
Mergers are examined thoroughly, on both substantial and procedural aspects. >
03 Telecom: focus on roaming and net neutrality
Content is “king” in the competition battle between telecom providers. >
04 Cartel damages claims: court acknowledges assignment model for litigation funders
But in the absence of a cartel decision competition law litigation also pays off. >
05 Competition and the Common Agricultural Policy reconsidered
Position of farmers and buyer power of supermarkets are getting more attention. >
06 Supervision in the healthcare sector still high on NZa’s and ACM’s agenda
Healthcare insurers on the radar, but no enforcement activities for the time being. >
07 E-commerce and competition: new regulations and critical authorities
Competition authorities are increasingly active outside the Netherlands when it comes to online sales. >
08 Flexibility within the constraints of procurement law
Case law offers more possibilities for creative and innovative tender bids. >
09 ACM enforces consumer rules mainly informally
Its bark is (so far) worse than its bite. >

Leading international lawyers guides Chambers and Legal500 have ranked Maverick Advocaten again higher on the list of best law firms in the Netherlands in the field of competition law, healthcare en telecom.

“A ‘boutique firm that can easily compete with the larger firms’, Maverick Advocaten N.V. has seen significant growth since its establishment in 2013.” (Legal500)

Maverick news

State aid: on tax breaks, housing associations, hospitals, subsidies and football clubs >

Sustainability agreements, competition law and the cartel prohibition: how to proceed? >

The Netherlands even more attractive for cartel damages claims >

Maverick Advocaten in Mediaforum on judicial review of ACM market analysis decisions >
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