CJEU: a parent company may, 'a priori', be sued in its country for competition infringements committed by its subsidiaries in other Member States
In a relevant judgment on the application of competition law at the European level, the CJEU confirms that, in competition matters, the "presumption of decisive influence" of a parent company over its subsidiary in competition matters allows, in the context of a follow-on action, both entities to be jointly sued in the Member State where the parent company is established.