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Austria starts into Fall Season with new rules on Commercial Guarantees and Online Right of Withdrawal
The new rules provide for a Right of Withdrawal for consumer contracts concluded after September 30, 2026. The law applies to any kind of web-shop, platforms, apps, in game -purchase or the like.
DLN launches four-part After-Work Webinar Series on Distribution Law
Four October sessions will explore distribution models, online distribution, competition law and IP protection from a comparative European perspective
Five judgments in eight months: why lower courts keep cutting goodwill compensation, and why Spain’s Supreme Court keeps overturning them (STS 628/2026)
If your goodwill compensation strategy, whether you sit on the agent’s or the principal’s side of the table, still assumes a first-instance discount will hold, it is time to revisit it
When Price Adjustment Clauses Fail in Subscription Bundles: Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf on Amazon Prime
Price adjustment clauses in general terms and conditions (GTC) are a recurring source of legal disputes, particularly in long-term...
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DLN launches four-part After-Work Webinar Series on Distribution Law
Four October sessions will explore distribution models, online distribution, competition law and IP protection from a comparative European perspective
Five judgments in eight months: why lower courts keep cutting goodwill compensation, and why Spain’s Supreme Court keeps overturning them (STS 628/2026)
If your goodwill compensation strategy, whether you sit on the agent’s or the principal’s side of the table, still assumes a first-instance discount will hold, it is time to revisit it
Liability of the distributor for damages caused by a defective product
This decision is particularly significant, as it recognizes an expansion of the defendants’ liability in actions for damages
Following up on the EC’s antitrust push against the likes of Guess, Gucci, Chloé, Loewe, now comes the CNMC in Spain in the area of hair care: Decision of 3 December 2025, I.C.O.N., file S/0015/23 on resale price maintenance (RPM).
Although ICON claimed to have a small market share, the CNMC determined that the infringement committed by ICON is sufficiently harmful to competition to be considered a restriction of competition by object, regardless of the effects.
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Digital & E-Commerce Distribution
Austria starts into Fall Season with new rules on Commercial Guarantees and Online Right of Withdrawal
The new rules provide for a Right of Withdrawal for consumer contracts concluded after September 30, 2026. The law applies to any kind of web-shop, platforms, apps, in game -purchase or the like.
When Price Adjustment Clauses Fail in Subscription Bundles: Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf on Amazon Prime
Price adjustment clauses in general terms and conditions (GTC) are a recurring source of legal disputes, particularly in long-term...
The Withdrawal Button is Coming – Implementation of the EU Withdrawal Function under German Law
The EU has amended the Consumer Rights Directive (Directive 2011/83/EU) to simplify the exercise of withdrawal rights in online...
The responsibility of the influencer in the digital market
With Resolution No. 197/25/CONS (July 23, 2025), Italy’s AGCOM has introduced binding rules for “relevant influencers”—those with over 500,000 followers or 1M monthly views. The new Code of Conduct sets clear obligations around advertising transparency, protection of minors, and copyright compliance, marking a major shift in influencer accountability.
