Business Insights

Price fixing by dealers in a purchasing group is prohibited. The Federal Cartel Office made this clear again in a press release on a fine decision published on January 29, 2019.…

Directors' liability is a sensitive issue: the law stipulates that directors must exercise the care of a prudent businessman in the company's affairs. A…

Is there an authorized dealer claim for compensation without the authorized dealer having to have been contractually obliged to transfer his customer base? The Nuremberg Regional Court surprises with a published...

A SME cartel can bring significant competitive advantages for small and medium-sized companies in order to be able to compete with large companies in an industry. This…

Under what conditions is a limited partner subject to a non-compete clause? This question plays an important role in practice. General partners of a GmbH & Co. KG are personally liable…

A refusal to deliver is inadmissible under antitrust law if the manufacturer is in a leading position and the retailer is dependent - the distribution rate is important for the leading position, even with...

The private law enforcement of antitrust law through antitrust damage claims from cartel victims is becoming increasingly important in practice. There are over a hundred antitrust claims for damages amounting to hundreds of millions of euros…

Sales representatives or employees – an important question for companies. Many companies also rely on “external sales intermediaries”, especially sales representatives, to sell their products. Finally...