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Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor is Brussels correspondent for Law.com International. He covers EU regulatory affairs and news about law firms in Brussels and other major cities in continental Europe. He can be reached at [email protected] and is on Twitter @simontaylor71

November 25, 2019 | International Edition

Steptoe Adds Former EU Ambassador to US to Brussels Office

David O'Sullivan brings deep experience of U.S. and EU policy issues and trade.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

November 12, 2019 | International Edition

EU Court Rules Items From Israeli Settlements Must Be Labelled as Produced in Occupied Territories

Labels must "prevent consumers from being misled as to the fact that the State of Israel is present in the territories concerned as an occupying power and not as a sovereign entity," the Court said.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

November 11, 2019 | International Edition

EU High Court to Rule on Labeling of Wine From Israeli Settlements

The court is expected to follow the opinion issued by the advocate general, who said consumers have a right to know the origin of products, including that a product came from a "territory occupied by an occupying power."

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

November 05, 2019 | International Edition

EU Probes Alleged Collusion Between French Retail Duo

The formal investigation follows fears of price fixing.

By Simon Taylor

2 minute read

November 01, 2019 | International Edition

Europe Sets Path for Regulation of Tech Around the World

Where the EU leads, the rest of the world tends to follow, a Hogan Lovells report says.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

October 23, 2019 | International Edition

EU Commissioner for Justice Says US Must Do More to Protect Citizens' Data

But Vĕra Jourová, the EU's Commissioner for Justice, said the Privacy Shield has generally been a commercial success.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

October 23, 2019 | International Edition

EU Commissioner for Justice Says US Must Do More to Protect Citizens' Data

But Vĕra Jourová, the EU's Commissioner for Justice, said the Privacy Shield has generally been a commercial success.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

October 22, 2019 | International Edition

Arnold & Porter Hires Former EU Medicines Agency Adviser

The new partner also had two stints as a lawyer in Hogan Lovells' Brussels office.

By Simon Taylor

2 minute read

October 16, 2019 | International Edition

EU Orders Broadcom to Halt Allegedly Anti-Competitive Practices

The European Commission took the unusual step of ordering an injunction on Broadcom to limit its dominance of the market as its investigation of the firm continues.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

October 08, 2019 | International Edition

EU Antitrust Head Plans Review of Tech Companies' Market Power

"We have to keep focusing on what happens when you have dominant companies in these fast-moving markets," Margrethe Vestager said.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read