2017. Oct 27. | Competition Law
On 27 September 2017, the Commission announced that it fined Swedish heavy truck manufacturer Scania €880 million because it had participated in the 14-year long trucks cartel (between 1997 and 2011). The cartelists fixed the price of medium and heavy trucks (over 6...
2017. Oct 12. | Competition Law
Wolters Kluwer and the Hungarian Competition Law Association joined forces to organise the first industry-specific conference on competition law on 20 September 2017, where prominent representatives of certain industrial sectors and noted practitioners of competition...
2017. Aug 3. | Competition Law
Saving HUF 100 Billion for the Hungarian Economy by Uncovering Cartels Dawn raids are special tool in competition law: as part of their mandate to combat cartels that are considered particularly harmful for the public, competition authority officials can enter...
2017. Aug 2. | Competition Law
CHSH Dezső & Partners advised Dömper Kft. and Subterra a.s. in an investigation launched by the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) in a cartel case concerning an alleged infringement of the prohibition of restrictive agreements regarding the construction of the...
2017. Jul 31. | Competition Law
From January 2017, the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) has been allowed to carry out unannounced on-site reviews, i.e. dawn raids in the course of merger investigations. Recent cases have shown it is even more important for companies and executives to be aware...