EU Law and International Trade

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Noticias

30/01/2019 - The European Commission fines a clothing company for restricting online sales to its authorised retailers

The European Commission has fined Guess EUR 39,821,000 for restricting the advertising and online sales of its products to its authorised retailers.

27/02/2018 - EU Case Law. Developments and Insight

We are pleased to announce the launch of Uría Menéndez’s Developments and Insight newsletter on EU case law.

11/12/2017 - Selective distribution and resale bans on internet

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 6 December 2017.

30/05/2017 - Law transposing the EU Directive on damages claims arising from competition law infringements was passed

The purpose of the new law, according to its Explanatory Memorandum, is to “guarantee that the damages suffered by subjects [...] as a consequence of such anticompetitive practices be effectively compensated”.

07/06/2016 - CNMC sanctions for the first time several individuals for their involvement in a competition infringement

It is expected that the CNMC will use more often this faculty in the future, as announced by its President.

26/01/2015 - Uría Menéndez hires Daniel Sarmiento, former legal secretary of the Court of Justice of the European Union

He worked alongside Advocates-General Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer and Pedro Cruz Villalón.

26/03/2014 - Uría Menéndez, “Regional Firm of the Year - Europe” in Competition

GCR, one of the most renowned publications worldwide on competition law grants this European recognition for the first time.