An inability, or lack of willingness, by national regulators to enforce competition rules is prompting the European Commission and private parties to step in
Competition issues affecting mergers have been placed in the spotlight by the European Commission’s (EC) decision to block Deutsche Börse’s takeover of NYSE Euronext, with the ruling highlighting some of the sensitivities
The economic downturn across Iberia continues to impact on the competition arena. There may be less merger control activity, but State Aid, antitrust and cartel issues remain at the top of lawyers’ agendas, especially in
In a downturn it is law firms’ litigators and arbitrators that become the stars, goes conventional thinking. A drop in transactional activity may be matched, or even exceeded, by a rise in disputes. There has
In difficult economic times, mediation offers many advantages to parties facing a dispute, says Thomas Gaultier, Of Counsel at Abreu Advogados and Co-Founder of the firm’s innovative Mediation Centre.
The nature of corporate fraud may have changed since the onset of the financial crisis but the need to remain vigilant has not, with “digital evidence” now a key tool in uncovering offenders
Proposals to reorganise Portugal’s Commercial Courts will have an impact not only on where cases are decided but how, says Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Head of Disputes at PLMJ.
The use of mediation may not be common in Spain but there is a steady trend among parties to explore new methods of resolving disputes
The use of litigation to assert a commercial position is increasing as is the demand for more certainty in costs
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