News & Insights (EU)

17-May-2012  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law

Advocate General recommends that the ECJ dismiss AstraZeneca's appeal against Losec antitrust decision

Last year, we reported on AstraZeneca's decision to appeal to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against a finding by the ...

09-May-2012  |  Competition, EU and Trade

When will discounts and rebates in supply agreements be anti-competitive?

A recent appeal decision by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has provided a useful recap on the circumstances in ...

09-Feb-2012  |  Financial Institutions & Services

Court of Appeal rules on enforcement of West Tankers arbitration award

This long running dispute concerned claims arising from an allision involving the vessel FRONT CONNOR and a jetty at an oil ...

06-Dec-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade

European Commission opens formal investigation into eBooks

On 6 December 2011, the European Commission announced that it has opened a formal investigation into whether a number of ...

01-Mar-2011  |  IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - March 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and ...

01-Mar-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Financial Institutions & Services

ECJ tells insurance and pension providers not to use gender to discriminate

The European Court of Justice has today followed Advocate General Kokott's Opinion that men and women must be treated equally in ...

01-Mar-2011  |  Commercial Agreements, Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Competition regulators clear Project Canvas

Ofcom and OFT give Freeview-on-demand joint venture green light On 19 October 2010 Ofcom announced that it would not investigate ...

03-Feb-2011  |  Consumer Brands, IT & Telecoms, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Radar: Technology & Communications Update - February 2011

Welcome to 'Radar', Taylor Wessing’s update on developments in technology and communications law. Radar covers a wide range of ...

11-Jan-2011  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Copyright & Media Law, Corporate, Employment & Pensions, IT & Telecoms, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Patents, Pharmaceutical Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - January 2011

Welcome to the January 2011 edition of InFocus, the Life Sciences and Healthcare newsletter. This month we discuss: Sold Out - ...

10-Dec-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Patents

The EU Patent and the EU Patents Court - what does 2011 hold?

As we enter 2011 the question still remains - are we any closer to a unified patent system for Europe?  Below is a summary ...

03-Dec-2010  |  Capital Markets, Competition, EU and Trade, Financial Institutions & Services, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Public and Regulatory Law Update - December 2010

Cabinet Office consultation on time limits under the procurement regulations The Cabinet Office (CO) has recently published a ...

25-Nov-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Consumer Brands, Technology, Media & Telecoms

Outright bans of internet sales, selective distribution, and competition law

Internet sales still constitute one of the biggest commercial challenges to owners of luxury and specialist brands, and the key ...

11-Nov-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade

Public and Regulatory Law Update - November 2010

Veolia v Nottinghamshire County CouncilCourt of Appeal decision to protect confidential information Issue The Court of Appeal ...

21-Oct-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade, Real Estate, Real Estate & Infrastructure

OFT Consultation – The application of competition law to land agreements

Background Land agreements currently benefit from an exemption in relation to Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998 (the ...

15-Sep-2010  |  Competition, EU and Trade

ECJ hands down decision in Akzo Nobel/Akcros Chemicals relating to legal professional privilege and in-house lawyers

On 14 September 2010 the ECJ handed down its long awaited judgement in relation to an appeal by Akzo Nobel Chemicals Limited and ...

06-Sep-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Google revises its keywords policy

Following recent caselaw, Google has announced that it intends to make two significant revisions to its adwords policy. The ...

27-Aug-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Court holds that Euro-defence to grey import action is arguable

Oracle America (formerly Sun Microsystems) v M-Tech [2010] EWCA Civ 997 In a potential set-back for brand owners, the English ...

12-Aug-2010  |  Financial Institutions & Services, IT & Telecoms

Cloud computing for insurers – fast lane or blind alley?

These days everyone, especially in the insurance industry in Germany, talks about "cloud computing" when the discussion ...