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The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the requirements for accessing evidence prior to bringing an action for damages arising from a breach of competition law

andrea.araujo — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:08:19 +0000

1. Background

On 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment (the “Judgment”) in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International), which ruled on three preliminary questions referred by the Supreme Court of Portugal concerning the interpretation of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (the “Directive”).

The request for a preliminary ruling was made in the context of proceedings that arose from European Commission (the “Commission”) Decision C(2020) 893 final, adopted in Case AT.40528-Meliá (Holiday Pricing) (the “Decision”).

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Omnibus I Legislative Package – The CSRD and CSDDD

Teresa Metello — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:13:37 +0000

On 26 February 2026, the final text of the Omnibus I legislative package was published,1 amending both the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“CSDDD”).

The package marks the culmination of a cycle of reforms launched in 2024 and follows the interim “Stop-the-Clock” and “Quick Fix” measures adopted in 2025. It forms part of the European Commission’s broader effort to recalibrate the EU sustainability framework in light of growing concerns regarding regulatory complexity, competitiveness, and proportionality.

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The CJEU establishes limits on the recognition of CAS awards: mandatory judicial review to ensure compatibility with European public policy

andrea.araujo — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:26:42 +0000

Consequently, CAS awards will not automatically have res judicata effects or probative value in the territory of Member States but will be subject to prior effective judicial review of their compatibility with EU public policy. This judgment introduces additional safeguards to sports arbitration, further developing the doctrine established in the International Skating Union case, C-124/21 P (ECLI:EU:C:2023:1012).

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The European Union adopts the 18th package of restrictive measures against Russia

andrea.araujo — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:49:34 +0000

The new package deepens the sanctions regime by introducing new measures which affect key sectors of the Russian economy, such as energy, maritime transport, the financial sector and the defence industry, and incorporating new individual sanctions. The new regulations and decisions entered into force on 20 July 2025.

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Highlights of the Sustainability Omnibus Package

Pérez-Llorca — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:48:27 +0000

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published the first of a series of packages of legislative proposals known as “Omnibus I”. This package includes two proposals which seek to recalibrate the EU’s corporate sustainability obligations: (i) COM(2025) 80 final and (ii) COM(2025) 81 final. The most significant of these proposals, COM(2025) 81 final, seeks to amend three core instruments of the EU’s sustainability framework:

the “Audit Directive” (Directive 2006/43/EC);
the “Accounting Directive” (Directive 2013/34/EU), as amended by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2464 or the “CSRD”); and
iii) the “Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive” (Directive (EU) 2024/1760 or the “CSDDD”).