Author: Jack Frippiat
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Cooperation between the French Competition and Data Protection Authorities: Will They Live Happily Ever After?
In a digital landscape increasingly shaped by complex European regulations – GDPR, DMA, DSA, AI Act, to name just a few – cooperation between Regulators is not only relevant but essential. Our distinguished colleague Dr Konstantina Bania has already explored this topic in a previous Post, to which we refer the reader. This Post focuses on the French perspective,…
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The Recent ASG 2 Ruling: the Court of Justice of the EU Confirms the Right of Consumers and Undertakings to Bundle their Damages Claims in the Absence of a Collective Action Mechanism
Antitrust damages claimants, both in Germany and the rest of the European Union (“EU”), have reasons to rejoice. In its ASG 2 ruling delivered on 28 January 2025 (hereafter the “Ruling” )1, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) ruled, in essence, that in the absence of an effective collective action…