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Internet of Things: Antitrust Concerns in the Pipeline?

Bill Batchelor and Grant Murray (Baker & McKenzie)/May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 /Leave a comment

Ever since the incoming EU Competition Commissioner said that information was the new currency of the internet, antitrust commentators started to spill ink on the topic of Big Data and whether it was a Big Deal. The topic now seems to occupy a place on the agenda of many antitrust conferences – and as recently…

International Competition Law

Limits on EU Information Requests in Competition Investigations: ECJ Provides Clarification

Bill Batchelor and Grant Murray (Baker & McKenzie)/March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 /Leave a comment

Summary On 10 March 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down judgments[1] that provide useful clarification regarding limits on information requests issued by the European Commission in antitrust investigations – in particular as regards the statement of reasons to be provided. Facts Following dawn raids and the opening of an investigation into suspected…