Robert Miklós Babirad
King's College (London), American Bar Association (Chicago)
Robert recently received his MA in European Union Law (Merit) and Post Graduate Diploma (Merit) from King's College, London. He holds a Juris Doctorate Degree, is a Member of the New York Bar and received his B.A. in English (magna cum laude) from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Robert is interested in various aspects of EU Law, but particularly European Competition Law and the Single Market. He has also written for European Competition Law Review, Global Competition Litigation Review and is a regular contributor to the King's College London European Union Law Blog.
King's College (London)
United Kingdom 3 contributions 3506 visits
Baskaran Balasingham
American Bar Association (Chicago)
Benjamin Bowling
United Kingdom 1 contribution 2825 visits
Christy Burzio
United Kingdom 1 contribution 278 visits
Robert Miklós Babirad The EU General Court considers whether a presumption providing for the liability of parent companies constitute an error of law and whether an incorrect legal standard is applied by the Commission (Sasol and Others)
11 July 2014 165
On July 11, 2014 in Sasol and Others v European Commission , the General Court considered whether a presumption providing for the liability of parent companies due to the anti-competitive conduct of their subsidiary constituted an error of law and whether an incorrect legal standard had been (...)
Robert Miklós Babirad The EU Court of Justice accepts the application of a strict presumption under EU law providing for the liability of a parent company, which holds all of a subsidiary's capital shares (FLS Plast)
On June 19, 2014, in FLS Plast A/S v European Commission the European Court of Justice considered application of a strict rebuttable presumption under EU Law, which provides for a parent company to be held liable for its subsidiary's anti-competitive market conduct, where the parent company (...)
Robert Miklós Babirad The EU Commission adopts new State aid guidelines now encompassing the application of State aid to energy infrastructure in the European Union
9 April 2014 396
New Guidelines for State Aid to Energy Infrastructure – A Helpful Move Toward Europe 2020?* 1. Introduction On April 9, 2014, the European Commission adopted in principle new State aid guidelines, which will now encompass the application of State aid to energy infrastructure within the (...)
Robert Miklós Babirad The European Commission invites public comments regarding a proposal to simplify procedures under the EU Merger Regulation
27 March 2013 100
Proposed Changes to Simplified Merger Notification Procedure* I Introduction On March 27, 2013, the Commission invited public comments regarding a proposal to simplify procedures under the EU Merger Regulation.[1] Changes would include altering market share thresholds relating to which (...)