By Christine Dietz and Max Danzinger, Binder Grösswang Gun jumping enforcement in Austria has reached an unprecedented level. In an astonishing landmark ruling, the Austrian Supreme Court raised the fine of EUR 1.5 million (set by the Austrian Cartel Court) for infringement of the prohibition to implement a notifiable transaction prior clearance in appeal proceedings … Continue reading Watch out! 47-fold gun jumping fine increase – The Austrian Supreme Court’s landmark decision against the REWE group →

The digital sector has been high on the European Commission's antitrust enforcement agenda recently, as evidenced by the legislative changes undertaken in recent years and expansive enforcement actions. Video games existed long before the regulation of digital companies was even considered. But the motivation of the authorities to cast the net as wide as possible … Continue reading Polish Competition Authority launches probe into gaming sector →

It goes without saying that liability is one of the crucial issues in competition law enforcement. From the perspective of antitrust regulators, it makes no sense to conduct longstanding investigations and to impose fines if undertakings may easily escape liability. Fines imposed by regulators are meant to deter the undertaking concerned as well as other … Continue reading Liability for cartel infringements: How do concepts differ and why is decisive influence so important? →

Today, we are blogging on our own behalf: We celebrate Antitrustpolitics.com’s first birthday! Counting this one, we managed to publish exactly 54 posts within the first year. Time for a not entirely serious review of the past year and an opportunity to dare a look into the future of our blog. Oh no – is … Continue reading Happy Birthday! →