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Remedies After Illumina/GRAIL– The Thorny Question of Proportionality

December 2024, Vol. 1

The 2024 judgment from the European Court of Justice in the Illumina/GRAIL case provided a major clarification on the possibility for the European Commission ("EC") to review transactions that fall below the notification thresholds. The judgment invalidates the EC's novel interpretation of accepting and indeed encouraging referrals from EU Member...

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