The UK Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) is consulting on its draft guidance (“Draft Guidance”) for its proposed Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order (“VABEO”). It invites comments by May 5, 2022.
New EU Guidelines for Horizontal Agreements: A Changing Climate for Sustainability Cooperation?
As the climate and biodiversity crises loom, coherent efforts are needed in all fields to get to “net zero”. Just as public action is needed, cooperation in the private sector may also prove indispensable to achieve sustainability goals in the short time available.
New State Aid Rules for Green Projects: The EU’s Road to Climate Neutrality
From this month (January 2022), it will be easier for EU Member States to provide government subsidies (also known as “State aid”) for climate and renewable energy projects. At the same time, the EU is cracking down on public funding for fossil fuels.
U.S. & UK Consult on Standard Essential Patents, Injunctions, FRAND Licensing, and Antitrust
The area of standards, and licensing of Standard Essential Patents (“SEPs”) on “fair reasonable and non-discriminatory terms (“FRAND”) is alive as ever. There are developments in three jurisdictions:
Rigid Justice is Injustice: The EU’s Digital Markets Act should include an express proportionality safeguard
Cleary Gottlieb partners Maurits Dolmans, Henry Mostyn and associate Emmi Kuivalainen authored the paper, “Rigid Justice is Injustice: The EU’s Digital Markets Act should include an express proportionality safeguard” which was published in Ondernemingsrecht issue 2-2022.
Sustainability Agreements and Antitrust – Three Criteria to Distinguish Beneficial Cooperation From Greenwashing
Cleary Gottlieb partner Maurits Dolmans has written a post for the Chillin’ Competition blog, “Sustainability Agreements and Antitrust – Three
Sustainable Competition Policy and the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle
Cleary Gottlieb partner Maurits Dolmans authored the chapter, “Sustainable Competition Policy and the ‘Polluter Pays’ Principle” in the book, Competition Law, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability, published by Concurrences.