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 OfficeDavid 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 TerritoriesLabels 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 SettlementsThe 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 DuoThe 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 WorldWhere 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' DataBut 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' DataBut 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 AdviserThe 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 PracticesThe 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