CJEU. C-264/23 | Booking.com and Booking.com (Deutschland). Online accommodation reservation platforms: price parity clauses cannot, in principle, be classified as ‘ancillary restraints’ for the purposes of EU competition law

Booking.com, a company incorporated under Netherlands law with its registered office in Amsterdam (Netherlands), offers a worldwide online intermediation service for the reservation of accommodation. Hotel establishments pay a commission to Booking.com for any reservation made by travellers through the… Read moreCJEU. C-264/23 | Booking.com and Booking.com (Deutschland). Online accommodation reservation platforms: price parity clauses cannot, in principle, be classified as ‘ancillary restraints’ for the purposes of EU competition law

CJEU. C-512/22 P | Fininvest v ECB and Others and C-513/22 P | Berlusconi v ECB and Others. Prudential supervision of credit institutions: the Court annuls the 2016 ECB decision refusing the acquisition of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum by Silvio Berlusconi

The ECB could not lawfully oppose Mr Berlusconi’s ownership of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum, as that situation resulted only from the interested party having continued to own a qualifying holding which he had acquired prior to the transposition… Read moreCJEU. C-512/22 P | Fininvest v ECB and Others and C-513/22 P | Berlusconi v ECB and Others. Prudential supervision of credit institutions: the Court annuls the 2016 ECB decision refusing the acquisition of a qualifying holding in Banca Mediolanum by Silvio Berlusconi

EGC. T-334/19 | Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search). The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision

The General Court upholds the majority of the Commission’s findings but annuls the decision by which the Commission imposed a fine of almost €1.5 billion on Google, on the ground inter alia that it failed to take into consideration all… Read moreEGC. T-334/19 | Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search). The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision

EGC. T-671/19 | Qualcomm v Commission. Abuse of a dominant position: the General Court largely upholds the fine imposed on Qualcomm

The General Court sets the amount of the fine at approximately € 238.7 million as opposed to the € 242 million imposed by the Commission Qualcomm is a US company established in 1985 operating in the field of cellular and… Read moreEGC. T-671/19 | Qualcomm v Commission. Abuse of a dominant position: the General Court largely upholds the fine imposed on Qualcomm

EGC. T-386/19 | CQ v Court of Auditors. The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of alleged irregularities with regard to a former Member of the European Court of Auditors

The General Court largely upholds the decision by the Court of Auditors to recover expenditure considered to be undue CQ, in his capacity as a Member of the European Court of Auditors, received reimbursement for various expenses, and benefited from… Read moreEGC. T-386/19 | CQ v Court of Auditors. The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of alleged irregularities with regard to a former Member of the European Court of Auditors

EGC. T-793/22 | TU v Parliament. The European Parliament infringed certain protection rules relating to the status as an informant of a parliamentary assistant

By confining itself to relieving the person concerned of his duties, the Parliament did not take all the measures necessary to ensure that he had balanced and effective protection against any form of retaliation. An accredited parliamentary assistant (APA) within… Read moreEGC. T-793/22 | TU v Parliament. The European Parliament infringed certain protection rules relating to the status as an informant of a parliamentary assistant

CJEU. AG Medina: Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules

Google[1] is the author and developer of Android OS, an open-source operating system for Android mobile devices. In 2015, Google launched Android Auto, an app for mobile devises with an Android operating system that enables users to access certain apps… Read moreCJEU. AG Medina: Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rules

CJEU. A failure to publish reorganisation measures in respect of a credit institution does not lead to those measures being invalid or their effects being unenforceable in another Member State

In August 2014, the Bank of Portugal adopted resolution measures in respect of the Portuguese credit institution Banco Espírito Santo SA (BES), which was experiencing serious financial difficulties. In that context, the bridge bank Novo Banco was set up. The… Read moreCJEU. A failure to publish reorganisation measures in respect of a credit institution does not lead to those measures being invalid or their effects being unenforceable in another Member State

CJEU. Fair trial: minors subject to criminal proceedings must have the practical and effective opportunity to be assisted by a lawyer

Such assistance must be offered at the latest by the time they are first questioned by the police Criminal proceedings against three minors were brought before a Polish court. They were charged with having broken into the buildings of a… Read moreCJEU. Fair trial: minors subject to criminal proceedings must have the practical and effective opportunity to be assisted by a lawyer

CJEU. A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted Russian company

By authentication, a notary does not provide legal advisory services, but acts independently and impartially in the context of a function entrusted to him or her by the State A notary in Berlin (Germany) refused to authenticate a contract for… Read moreCJEU. A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted Russian company