Sunday, 05 Sep 2010
EU
Trevor Faure quits Tyco but leaves Eversheds legacy
Trevor Faure, the architect of the groundbreaking partnering arrangement between manufacturing and engineering giant Tyco and Eversheds, has left his post as European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) general counsel at Tyco to join Ernst & Young.
Analysis
European Commission publishes abuse of dominance paper
The Commission is planning to prioritise enforcement of cases where a dominant undertaking's conduct is exclusionary and liable to have harmful effects on consumers. Cameron McKenna competition lawyers Susan Hankey and David Marks report.
New opinion on repackaging of parallel-traded pharmaceuticals
The Advocate General has issued a new opinion on the repackaging of parallel-traded pharmaceuticals.
LATEST
Turn the lights on
Recent years have seen major developments in the Greek energy sector as Greece looks to lessen its dependence on external energy sources.
New rules on jurisdiction clauses
Rome 11 came into effect in January 2009 in a move which will see EU states applying the same set of rules to jurisdictional issues, says competition lawyer Julianne O'Leary of SH Legal.
Car Glass Cartel sees record EU fines
The European Commission has come down heavily on car glass cartels with record fines imposed on offending companies.
Pan-European pension plans
Pan-European pension plans are on the top of the agenda for multinational companies today. Faegre & Benson employment lawyer Frances Phillips Taft reports.
Van Bael & Bellis wins Russian Ammonium Nitrate decision
Anti-dumping duty on imports of Russian Ammonium Nitrate was annulled by the Court of First Instance in a recent decision.
Upstream oil sector face large cartel fines
The European Commission has imposed huge fines on five companies involved in the marine hoses cartel. CMS Cameron McKenna lawyers Judith Aldersey-Williams and Susan Hankey report.
EU: Spotlight on the retail electricity market
The retail electricity market in the EU is to come into the spotlight with the European Commission announcing on 2 February 2009 that it will carry out a market study in this area.
