John Ratliff speaking at the 32nd Annual Advanced EU Competition Law Conference in Brussels – 21 November 2023

John Ratliff will be speaking at the 32nd Annual Advanced EU Competition Law conference in Brussels organised by Informa Connect, which will be held on 21 November 2023.  John’s talk will address “Major Events and Policy Issues in EU Competition Law, 2022-2023. His focus is anti-trust.

• Legislation – adopted and proposed, including:
  • Revised EU Horizontal Block Exemptions and Guidelines (with several new sections)
  • Article 102 TFEU: amendments to the EC’s guidance paper, and prospects for Guidelines
  • Digital Markets Act implementation
• ECJ/GC cases, including cases on:
  • Legal professional privilege, cartel appeals, damages actions
  • Exclusivity rebates (Unilever Italia)
  • Evidentiary requirements for onsite inspections (French supermarkets)
  • Article 102 TFEU and M&A outside merger control thresholds (Towercast)
  • EC Information requests and sensitive personal data (Meta Platforms)
• EC Decisions
• Policy initiatives

Further details, event information and booking can be found on the link here.