Author: Ruben Elkerbout
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APP STORE CLAIMS: ANOTHER IMPORTANT LINK TO THE CJEU’S CHAIN IN PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT CASES
As private antitrust litigation against tech companies becomes increasingly common, courts are increasingly called upon to determine international and territorial jurisdiction for antitrust infringements that are committed in the EU without any physical location. The EU jurisdictional rule in Article 7(2) of the Brussels I-bis Regulation (Brussels I-bis) for tort cases uses the place where…
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Looking ahead at private enforcement of the DMA and why the DB Station judgment does not hinder standalone damages claims
As we approach the anniversary of the date the first designated gatekeepers had to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), it seems appropriate to delve deeper into the (private) enforcement aspect of the regulation. This is even more fitting given the recent rumours that the European Commission (Commission) is re-evaluating its probes into Apple, Meta and…
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The end or the beginning of an era? The Court of Justice delivers its verdict in the Google Shopping case
The long-awaited judgment from the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) in the Google Shopping saga has finally arrived. On 10 September 2024, following a case that started with an investigation in 2010 and spanned nearly one and a half decades, the CJEU rejected Google’s appeal and delivered a huge victory for the European Commission (“Commission”). …
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Interview with Martijn Snoep, Head of the Dutch competition authority
Partners Ruben Elkerbout and Stijn Huijts had the pleasure of catching up with Martijn Snoep, the head of the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM) recently. Mr Snoep moved to the ACM from law firm De Brauw in 2018. He has been at the forefront of many internationally renowned initiatives at the ACM, including an investigation into…