Cyprus chapter in The Merger Control Review
We are delighted to have contributed the Cyprus chapter to the 9th edition of the Merger Control Review, which discusses all aspects of Cyprus merger control. The book, part of the Law Reviews series,...
Are big data and algorithms next on the European Commission’s competition agenda?
Margrethe Vestager has made it clear that the European Commission is looking into potential competition issues arising from big data. Whether tech giants and other big data collectors should brace...
ECJ clarifies full functionality requirement of a joint venture
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Austria Asphalt v Bundeskartellanwalt (Case C-248/16) that when there is a change in the type of control over an existing undertaking from sole to joint co...
State aid control over tax rulings of EU member states – should multinationals be revisiting their tax rulings?
Introduction Criticism against the European Commission’s State aid decisions over tax arrangements intensified following the August 2016 decision on Apple. In that decision, the Commission found Ire...
Competition damages Directive transposed into Cyprus law
Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law prov...