Nissan’s rejection of admitting Daugaard Biler as an authorised repairer was a violation of the competition rules according to the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court’s judgment of 20 March 2018. A fundamental breach of the car distribution agreement in a combined distribution and repairer agreement did not entitle Nissan to reject Daugaard Biler as an authorised Nissan repairer. (more…)
Distribution agreements and online sales – particularly restrictions on online sales – have been a hot topic among suppliers, their advisors and competition authorities in many jurisdictions for more than a decade.
In May 2017, the European Commission published its final report on the e-commerce sector inquiry and we have already had some interesting national and European cases since then. The Commission’s report as well as the case law highlight topics such as increased price-transparency, the exclusion of ‘pure’ online retailers, the use of geographical restrictions (so-called geo-blocking), restrictions on the use of marketplaces, and price comparison tools.
We give legal insights to these topics and some of the most important national differences in our paper on selective distribution and online sales.
Find the paper here: Selective distribution and online sales – Where are we heading?