In January the European Commission presented a reform of the EU Data Protection Directive. The main focus is to guarantee privacy rights in the digital economy and to remove the current fragmentation and costly administrative
The recent Bonnier case before the European Court of Justice is another attempt to find a solution to the seemingly endless conflict between copyright holders and internet service providers (ISPs).In this case, an unknown
Spanish financial institutions and corporations face nowadays a need to refinance existing debt and to obtain additional liquidity. The capital markets, which seem to have shown a degree of recovery, are the natural route for
As we enter the annus horibilis of 2012, we are witnessing a significant effort by the Portuguese Government to try to overcome the crisis and to finally tackle Portugal’s Labour market, which is long due
Concerns over market concentrations and dependence between suppliers and retailers is prompting deeper competition analysis
The measures introduced by the European Commission at the height of the crisis may still be in force but the Competition Commissioner is also beginning to leave his market
Increasing budgetary pressures mean that there is a need for continued creativity among financiers, investors and concessionaires as Portugal’s Government seeks to stop, reassess and in some cases renegotiate existing contracts, says José Luí
The creation of a new dedicated Competition Court may significantly alter how appeals of the national competition authority are determined
European Commission (EC) guidelines intended to toughen up the enforcement of anti-cartel practices in 2011 may have escaped the attention of many Spanish Trade Associations but they are encouraging an increasingly strict approach by the Spanish
