The European Union (EU) antitrust enforcement landscape is experiencing unprecedented changes, largely shaped by volatile geopolitical and economic circumstances and by recent influential case law.
EU Strikes Provisional Agreement on the Data Act
The European Union has taken a significant leap forward in its quest to become a global pacesetter in the data-driven economy.
Upgrades on EU company law with an emphasis on digitalisation expected
The proposal’s main goals include improving transparency, fostering trust, and reducing the administrative burden for companies, particularly SMEs, engaged in cross-border activities within the EU.
A new cybersecurity regime brings enhanced agencies, reporting obligations
The EU cybersecurity regime recently underwent a notable reform. In January 2023, Directive 2022/2555, the new NIS 2 Directive – the EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity – entered into force, amending existing legislation and repealing Directive 2016/1148, in place since 2016.
CJEU Decision reinforces the value of LPP
The case concerned an amended Directive that introduced an obligation to report any potentially aggressive tax-planning cross-border tax arrangements to the competent authorities.
Why a call to boycott through social networks is illegal
When activist messaging turns into a call for boycott, the action becomes illegal in many countries of the European Union, as is the case in France.
Lack of transposition of Copyright Directive starts infringement proceedings
The letters of formal notice, the first step in the proceedings, were sent 23 EU Member States have yet to fully transpose the Directives into national legislation, which entered into force in June 2019 and for which the transposition deadline was on 7 June.
Corporate accountability laws coming to Europe
The legislations are a part of a broader push by the EU towards a mandatory EU system of due diligence for supply chains
European class actions expected to rise as opt-outs become more popular
These statistics are part of the findings from CMS’s European Class Action Report 2021 over the five year period from 2016 to 2020.
Legal Professional Privilege in Europe and Beyond
The roundtable discussion included the status of LPP in various European jurisdictions, including Germany, France, the UK and others, in addition to providing a regulatory overview within the EU legal framework, contrasting it with the status of LPP in the US.
