Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, Booking domestic companies can sue foreign “giants” at home

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 12. 02. 11:20

The Court of Justice of the European Union has also ruled in favor of domestic companies: in order to compensate for damages resulting from an infringement of competition, the largest foreign platforms can also be sued in the Member State of the company with which they contract.

In recent years, it has become common practice for Hungarian companies to contract with a foreign-based company for services provided online. However, these cases also carry uncertainty in a dispute, as foreign service providers often do not have a domestic physical presence.

The full text of the judgment can be found here: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-59/19