25/03/2019
The European Commission fines Nike €12.5 million for restricting cross-border sales of merchandising products of some of Europe's best-known football clubs and federations, for which Nike held the licence. European Commission press release
6/03/2019
Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) investigates whether national TV channels Atresmedia and Mediaset exceeded the limits on the amount of time for broadcasting LaLiga football summaries. The fines for such an infringement range between 100,001 euros and 500,000. CNMC press release
14/03/2019
On March 14 we attended the presentation organized by the ICC YAF and the CEA-40 (Spanish Arbitration Club under 40) "Ten shots on confidentiality in commercial arbitration: interview with institution, counsel and client", in which the discussion on confidentiality revolved around the new rulesof the Court of International Arbitration of the ICC, on the preferences of [...]
26/02/2019
The Court holds that the Commission has not shown to the requisite legal standard that the measure at issue conferred an advantage on its beneficiaries. Read the ECJ's press release
28/01/2019
An opportunity for the discussion on the most controversial issues concerning the doctrinal, academic and jurisprudential aspects of the participation of temporary joint ventures in public tenders. And an analysis of the decisions by Spanish Special Bidding Appeal Bodies and by Competition Authorities, both in their advisory and sanctioning capacity. Spanish Competition Authority: Compliance Section [...]
14/01/2019
The debate revolved around one of the most debated legal topics at European and international levels: the relationship between EU Law, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union jurisprudence, and international arbitration, as both commercial and investment dispute resolution method. Conference of EU and International Law Section of the Madrid Bar [...]
19/12/2018
Interesting panel discussion on competition law and public procurement, organized by the competition law commission of the Madrid Bar. Competition law and public procurement
22/11/2018
The Spanish Competition Authority has decided to open infringement proceedings against Adidas Spain in order to investigate a number of clauses in Adidas’ contracts with its franchisees that may constitute a restriction of competition. Access the Spanish Competition Authority’s press release (in Spanish)
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