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
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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
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
The economic downturn has contributed to an increase in the importance of competition law issues in Spain and Portugal, but there are clear differences in the ways in which the domestic regulators in each country
In the current business climate the continued rigid application of competition law rules can play a vital role in helping to encourage economic recovery
Appeal courts challenging the levels of analysis of Portugal´s Competition Authority
