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Remedies After Illumina/GRAIL– The Thorny Question of Proportionality

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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Remedies After Illumina/GRAIL– The Thorny Question of Proportionality
Aleksander Tombinski, Ciara Denihan
Dec 17, 2024
Why Was Illumina/GRAIL Blocked in the EU? Reviewing The European Commission’s Assessment of Vertical Mergers in Light of the 2022 Prohibition Decision
Will Sparks
Dec 17, 2024
The Role of Uncertainty in the Future European Horizontal Merger Guidelines: Lessons Learned From Illumina/GRAIL
Svend Albaek, Daniel Donath
Dec 17, 2024
Illumina’s Light on Article 22 EUMR: The Suspended Step and Uncertain Future of EU Merger Control Over Below-Threshold “Killer” Mergers
Anna Tzanaki
Dec 17, 2024
EU-Level Jurisdiction Over “Killer Acquisitions” in the Aftermath of Illumina/GRAIL
Peter Whelan
Dec 17, 2024
Illumina/GRAIL: Inside The Perfect Storm
Adrien Giraud, Javier Ruiz Calzado, David Little, Jose-Maria Jimenez Laiglesia, Carles Mosso, Michael Egge
Dec 17, 2024
Towercast, CK Telecoms and Illumina: Interesting Times for EU Merger Control (Yet Again)
Nicholas ]Emiliou, Luca Prete
Dec 17, 2024
New Powers, New HSR Rules: The Illumina Ripple Effect
Lawrence B. Landman, Aurélien Portuese
Dec 17, 2024
Antitrust Chronicle® – Illumina/GRAIL
CPI
Dec 17, 2024

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