Briefings

Clifford Chance – The parties to two separate transactions reportedly received pre-Christmas gifts from the U.S. antitrust officials by way of the issuance of requests for additional information, often referred to as Second Requests. This, despite that the parties in both transactions had pulled-and-re-filed their pre-merger notification filings (“HSR filing”) required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust […]

Tensions among competing cartel enforcers were on the rise in 2014 Allen & Overy – To name only a few, the U.S. faced challenges over the extent of its jurisdictional reach; China was criticised for questionable investigative practices and allegedly protectionist use of its antitrust powers; and Japan faced questions relating to appropriate due process

Facebook faces a California class action lawsuit for its targeted advertising that searched private messages. >> Read the free report on  how a 23 year old makes $1.8 million a year from Facebook – Click Here Plaintiff Matthew Campbell is suing the network along with two others alleging the company scanned user messages for web links,

Linklaters – Collective actions – court proceedings brought by a number of claimants with similar or related interests against a defendant or group of defendants – are becoming increasingly important in civil litigation. It is therefore vital that businesses with cross-border operations are aware of the potential actions they may face in other jurisdictions, brought