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
Understanding Distribution in a Changing Market: DLN’s Comparative Legal Study
The Comparative Legal Study on Distribution Models, published by the Distribution Law Network (DLN), brings together insights from leading European law firms to compare how these models operate across major jurisdictions. It highlights their key advantages, challenges, and legal implications, offering practical guidance for businesses seeking the most effective and compliant path to market.
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.
Territorial exclusivity under EU law: the Beevers Kaas ruling (C-581/23) insists on real parallel active sales restrictions
The Beevers Kaas judgment raises the bar for legally compliant exclusive distribution in the EU. Relying on the mere fact that other distributors do not actively sell in a territory is not enough.
Spain’s Food Chain Law: Pricing and Payment Terms Remain the Controversial Issues
The constant stream of sanctions published by Spain’s Food Information and Control Agency (AICA) highlights the risks for companies in Spain that have not adapted their processes to the Food Chain Law.
