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Cartel Enforcement In Practice: ACM Concludes Bid‑rigging Investigation And Imposes Cartel Fines

On 28 May 2026, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) fined Bouwhuis, Timmerhuis and Van Gelder, three companies active in the civil engineering and infrastructure sector...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

CJEU Clarifies The Standard For Accessing Evidence In Competition Damages Cases

On 29 January 2026, the CJEU delivered an important ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) concerning the disclosure of evidence in competition damages actions.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Competition Flashback Q1 2024: Ontwikkelingen Mededingingsrecht

Dit is de Competition Flashback Q1 2024 van bureau Brandeis. In deze flashback vindt u een selectie van de belangrijkste Europese en Nederlandse mededingingsrechtelijke ontwikkelingen...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Bureau Brandeis

Super Bock Ruling

Super Bock ruling provides additional clarity on the object test as the appropriate factual assessment and may have potential implications to ACM's decisions in relation to resale price maintenance.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Taylor Wessing

General Court Upholds Valve Fine And Holds That The Existence Of IP Rights Does Not Preclude Application Of The Cartel Ban

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Taylor Wessing

The Value Of Decisions From National Competition Authorities In Follow-On Cases: Court Of Justice Of The European Union 20 April 2023, ECLI:EU:C:2023:298 (Repsol)

European Union Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

The CJEU Has Opened The Door For Potential Cartel Damage Litigation Based On GDPR Violations

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

Competition Flashback Q3 2021

European Union Anti-trust

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Bureau Brandeis

Wie Is Aansprakelijk Voor Kartelschadeclaims?

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

VBER En Richtsnoeren: De Belangrijkste Punten Op Een Rij

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

Boete Voor Samsung: Verticale Overeenkomsten Weer Vol In Het Vizier Van De ACM

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

The Sumal-Judgement: Reshaping The Notion Of ‘Undertaking' In EU Competition Law

European Union Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

COVID-19: Consumer Protection, Competition Law & State Support In The Netherlands (Update*)

Netherlands Coronavirus

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Stek Advocaten

Amsterdam District Court Renders An Important Judgment In The Truck Cartel Proceedings

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Stek Advocaten

Challenges To Pillar 2 And The Tax Control Framework

Netherlands Tax

GGI Global Alliance

Top 5 Legal Due Diligence Findings In Dutch M&A Transactions | #2 Red Flags In Articles Of Association Of A Target Company

Netherlands Commercial

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Buren

Parliamentary Developments On Dutch Rent Regulation: Some Silver Linings For Residential Investors

Netherlands Real Estate

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Loyens & Loeff

Rechtbank Den Haag geeft Ferrari gelijk in zaak over F355-replica

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Novagraaf Group

Two Years Of The Quality Assurance (Building Sector) Act: Initial Experiences In Construction And Development Practice

Netherlands Real Estate

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Loyens & Loeff

Cartel Follow-On Litigation Under New Dutch Class Action System WAMCA

In the United States, class actions seem to be a go-to instrument for cartel follow-on litigation. In the United Kingdom, the (certification) criteria for collective proceedings were recently...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

Antitrust Alert: The Netherlands Authority For Consumers And Markets Publishes Settlement Guidelines

ACM first applied its simplified settlement procedure in a 2015 cartel case involving vinegar producers.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Jones Day

Commission Recovers From Turbulence And Re-Adopts Air Cargo Decision

The Commission recently re-adopted its air cargo cartel decision after the General Court annulled its original decision for inconsistencies on procedural grounds.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Commission Can Use Cartel Intel From Agencies Active In Areas Other Than Competition

The European Court of Justice recently confirmed that in proving a cartel, the Commission can rely on evidence legally transmitted to it by a national tax authority.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Parent Companies May Pay For Subsidiary's Time-Barred Wrongs

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

The Netherlands - Dutch Court Dismisses ABB's Passing-On Defence In Private Enforcement Litigation

European Union Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

The Leniency Dilemma Revisited

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

To Settle Or Not To Settle: All Bets Off In Cartel Cases

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

For Your Eyes Only: No Disclosure Of Settlement To Other Cartel Members

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Accepts Passing-On Defense In Private Enforcement Litigation

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Hears Cartel Damages Claim Despite Arbitration Clause

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

A Subsidiary's Disobedience No Reason To Let Parent Company Off The Hook

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Clarifies The Passing-On Defence In Cartel Damage Cases

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Competition Authority's Fining Methodology Upheld By The Highest Dutch Appeal Court

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Court Hears Cartel Damages Claim Despite Arbitration Clause

An arbitration clause did not prevent the Rotterdam District Court from considering itself competent to review a damages claim initiated by a litigation vehicle against a number of lift manufacturers...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

A Subsidiary's Disobedience No Reason To Let Parent Company Off The Hook

According to settled case law, there is a rebuttable presumption that a parent company exercises decisive influence over its wholly-owned subsidiary and can be held responsible for the subsidiary's cartel conduct.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Supreme Court Clarifies The Passing-On Defence In Cartel Damage Cases

Today the Dutch Supreme Court ruled in TenneT/ABB on the application of the passing-on defence in cartel damage cases.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Competition Authority's Fining Methodology Upheld By The Highest Dutch Appeal Court

On 24 March 2016, the Industry Appeals Tribunal (the "Tribunal"), the highest Dutch administrative appeal court in competition law matters, upheld a judgment of a lower court...

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Information Requests In Competition Investigations: No Fishing Please

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

European Commission Back To The Drawing Board After Air Freight Fright

The General Court agreed with the air carriers on there being a contradiction between the grounds and the operative part of the contested decision.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Cartel Facilitators No Better Than Participants

Participating in a cartel as well as contributing to the implementation of a cartel can lead to substantial fines.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Air Cargo Cartel Damages Litigation: Determining Jurisdiction For Follow-On Damages Claim

Dispute Resolution analysis: in July 2015 the Amsterdam District Court concluded that there had been no abuse of procedural law by KLM in a case related to alleged freight cargo price fixing.

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

No "One Stop Shop" For Leniency Applications

According to Advocate General Wathelet, there is no legal connection between a leniency application filed with the European Commission and a summary application made to a national competition authority for the same cartel.

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Cartels: Parents Pay For Conduct Of Their Joint Ventures

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

"Stretched"Calculation Method May Produce Higher Fine For Vertically-Integrated Companies

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Big Brother Is Listening: Regulator ACM May Use Other Agencies' Telephone Taps As Evidence

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Sweet And Sour Deal For Vinegar Producers: First Cartel Settlement By ACM

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Higher Court Upholds Cartel Decisions Despite Use Of Telephone Taps

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Dutch Court Rejects Passing-On Defence: Full Amount Of Damages Claimed Should Be Paid

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Do The Maths: Cartel Fine Calculations For Joint Ventures And Foreign Sales

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Dutch Court Considers Providing A Redacted EU Cartel Decision Not To Be Part Of Its Job

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Don’t Offer A Helping Hand: Cartel Facilitators No Better Than Participants

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Conditions For Qualifying As A Serial Cartel Offender Clarified

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

The Devil Is In The Detail: Commission May Publish More Detailed Cartel Decisions

European Union Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Jolling De Pree And Stefan Molin In The Cartels And Leniency Review

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Investment Firms Can Be Sanctioned For Cartel Conduct By Former Portfolio Companies

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

Jolling De Pree En Daan Beenders Comment On Developments In Cartel Damages Proceedings

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

European Court Of Human Rights: Dawn Raid Violates The Right To Respect For Home

Netherlands Anti-trust

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De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.

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