In this new episode, Nicholas Khan KC (Monckton Chambers) and Christian Ahlborn (Covington & Burling) deliver a Closing Fireside Chat on Article 102 Guidelines at the New Frontiers of Antitrust conference in Paris on November 22nd, 2024.

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1. Marie Cartapanis, Claire Mongouachon, AEC Test : The Court of Justice of the European Union dismisses an appeal brought by the European Commission and rules on the application of the most effective competitor test (Intel), 24 October 2024.

2. Kevin Coates, The EU Commission publishes for public comment its draft Guidelines on exclusionary abusive conduct by dominant firms under Article 102 TFEU, 1 August 2024.

3. Elisabetta Rotondo, The EU Court of Justice hands down a judgement finding that a football association’s rules which preclude the creation of competing associations breach the EU competition law (ESLC / UEFA / FIFA), 21 December 2023.

4. Giovanni Pregno, The EU Court of Justice holds that the abusive conduct of independent legal entities can be imputed to the dominant entity due to the special responsibility held by dominant entities pursuant to Article 102 of TFEU (Unilever Italia), 19 January 2023.

5. Anne Wachsmann Guigon, Nicolas Zacharie, Daniel Green, Notion of abuse: The European Court of Justice specifies the criteria to be used to qualify the abuse of a dominant position characterised by exclusionary practices (Servizio Elettrico Nazionale), 12 May 2022.

6. James Killick, Jacquelyn MacLennan, Mark Powell, The EU Commission publishes its guidance paper on exclusionary abuses under Article 82 EC, 24 February 2009.