At the request of the Estonian Water Works Association, we analysed Bill No. 442 amending the Estonian Competiton Act. The bill will result in additional taxation for consumers of public utility services. The Parliament adopted the bill on 8 December 2021 without making any changes to the bill because the additional tax income has already […]
We prepared a legal analysis for Antegenes, a provider of novel genetic tests designed to assess personal cancer risks. The analysis explored the possibilities of Antegenes to expand to other countries. Expansion in mind For example, the health startup was facing the question if and on what conditions other European Union member states can limit […]
Our client Allianz SE, Europe’s largest insurer, completed the acquisition of life and non-life insurance operations, as well as the pension and asset management business, in Poland and Lithuania from Aviva Group (which includes its Lithuanian subsidiary Aviva Lithuania). The total value of the transaction is EUR 2.7 billion. Allianz’s largest deal globally in a […]
We contributed to the Global Competition Review (GCR), focusing on recent events and trends in the competition field in Estonia. Class actions are unlikely to become common in Estonia Our team of lawyers, together with other prominent competition law practitioners, analyzed recent merger investigations and complaints and concluded that it is very unlikely that class […]
Counsel Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė introduces competition aspects affecting online sales: vertical block exemption regulation (VBER) that affect online businesses European Commission’s approach on prohibiting online sales Dual pricing: charging the same distributor a higher wholesale price for products intended to be sold online than for products to be sold offline Equivalence principle in selective distribution system […]