The Court of Justice of the European Union sets out the criteria for allocating international jurisdiction in claims for damages against groups of companies arising from breaches of competition law

08/05/2026

The CJEU accepted that claims for damages arising from competition law infringements may, subject to certain conditions, be extended to group undertakings that did not directly participate in the infringement

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Pablo Figueroa, Ignacio Santabaya, Guillermo Cabrera, Pedro Láinez

On 16 April 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) delivered its judgment in joined cases C-672/23 and C-673/23 (the “Judgment”), in which it ruled on several questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the Gerechtshof Amsterdam (Amsterdam Court of Appeal) concerning the interpretation of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 (“Regulation No. 1215/2012”).

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The Court of Justice of the European Union sets out the criteria for allocating international jurisdiction in claims for damages against groups of companies arising from breaches of competition law

08/05/2026

The CJEU accepted that claims for damages arising from competition law infringements may, subject to certain conditions, be extended to group undertakings that did not directly participate in the infringement

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