Vogel Blog
The Court of Cassation has upheld almost in full the judgment obtained by Vogel & Vogel for Digicel against Orange in the telephone case
The judgment on the principal award obtained before the Paris Court of Appeal, which constitutes one of the largest damages cases ever tried in France, is now final. The Court of Cassation's ruling is very important for private enforcement law as it has clarified several key legal issues in [+]
The specific characteristics of distribution in the overseas departments with regard to import exclusivities
The distribution of products and services in the French overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Reunion, Martinique and Mayotte) has many particularities. Different payment terms, a separate tax regime - including dock dues, which make imports more expensive - and the individual characteristics of each department make these markets distinct from [+]
Resale by a discount chain of sport shoes covered by selective distribution not devaluing
Selective distribution: the Paris Court of Appeal does not consider the conditions of resale of sports shoes, covered by a selective distribution agreement, by a discount chain to be devaluing (Paris court of appeal, 19 October 2022). On 19 October 2022, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on a [+]
Revision of the Commission Notice on the definition of relevant markets
The Commission has just launched a public consultation and invites all interested parties to submit their comments on the Draft Revised Market Definition Notice by 13 January 2023 (EU Comm., IP/22/6528, 8 Nov. 2022). Please find enclosed a comment of the draft of the Commission. CONSULT OUR OBSERVATIONS [+]
Joseph Vogel gives talk at the University of Florence Autumn Competition Conference
Joseph Vogel participated as a panelist on Friday 8 October in the University of Florence's Autumn conference, Classics revisited: Market Definition, Horizontal and Vertical Agreements and dedicated his presentation to the need to review the European Commission's plans for dual distribution (direct sales by suppliers and distributors). Please find attached [+]
The firm has submitted observations to the Commission on the proposed block Exemption regulation and guidelines on vertical restraints
Vogel & Vogel have submitted to the Commission their comments on the draft Block Exemption Regulation and the draft Guidelines with regard to their impact on the structure of European distribution networks and on some particular behaviors, while emphasizing the very positive developments of certain changes compared to the [+]
