The Council of the European Union (the “EU”) adopted on 18 July 2025, what is considered one of the most forceful sanctions packages against Russia. The aim is to strike at the core of Russia’s war machine – targeting its energy revenues, financial sector, and military-industrial complex. This blog...
On 30 May 2025, the Swedish Competition Authority (the “SCA”) approved the acquisition of 21 Grams by PostNord Strålfors AB (“Strålfors”), a subsidiary of PostNord Group AB (“Postnord”), subject to extensive commitments by both Postnord and Strålfors. This decision followed an in-depth investigation...
On 9 July 2025, General Court delivered an important judgment on dawn raids under EU competition law in case T-188/24, Michelin v Commission. Michelin had challenged the European Commission’s inspection decision from January 2024, seeking its annulment. The case sheds light on the boundaries of the...
On 26 May 2025, the Swedish Competition Authority’s (the “SCA”) new Regulations and General Guidelines on Merger Notifications entered into force. The Regulations and General Guidelines entail enhanced requirements as regards, inter alia, which internal documents and what market data must be submitt...
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued a fining decision of EUR 329 million against online food delivery companies Delivery Hero (owner of Foodora) and Glovo for participating in a multifaceted cartel that included an agreement not to hire each other’s employees (so called...
On 8 May 2025, the European Commission (the “Commission”) launched a public consultation on the review of its EU merger control guidelines which will last at least two years. The consultation consists of two components. The first adopts a broad perspective, asking stakeholders to respond to overarch...
The Swedish Government has recently appointed an expert that will draft a proposal on how the procurement legislation should be changed to comply with the preliminary rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) in cases C-652/22 and C-266/22, and what possibilities contracting auth...
On 20 May 2025, the European Union (the “EU”) adopted its 17th sanction package against Russia. The new measures include economic and individual restrictive measures aimed at further restraining Russia’s access to key military technology and limiting its energy revenues. In this blog post, we summar...
In a recent ruling, the Administrative Court in Stockholm upheld the decision by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (the “ISP”) to impose a fine of SEK 200 000 (approx. EUR 20 000) on Ramsbury Invest AB for failing to notify an investment in due time. This marks the first court decision concerni...
On 3 April 2025, the Swedish Competition Authority (the “SCA”) fined three digital healthcare providers—MinDoktor, Doktor.se, and Doktor24—for entering into anticompetitive agreements with Kry, another provider of online healthcare services. These bilateral agreements, which related to advertising s...
On 27 March 2025, the Swedish Competition Authority (the “SCA”) adopted new regulations and general guidelines on merger notifications, KKVFS 2025:1, which will enter into force on 26 May 2025. The regulations and guidelines contain instructions for the notification and the information required when...
On 21 March 2025, the Patent and Market Court (the “Court”) rejected Tapwell AB’s (“Tapwell”) appeal against the Swedish Competition Authority’s (the “SCA”) decision to impose a fine of SEK 16.9 million (approximately MEUR 1.5). This is the highest fine imposed by the SCA since it obtained fining po...