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Ius Omnibus submits contribution to European Commission consultation on DMA–GDPR interplay, calling for stronger protections for consumers in digital markets

Ius Omnibus has formally submitted its comments to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Draft Joint Guidelines on the interplay between the Digi…

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Ius was at the European Funds Showcase

Victoriano Nazareth, Vice-President of Ius Omnibus, and Francesca Antifora, Manager of Ius Omnibus, are attending the European Funds Showcase event at the Conve…

Ius Omnibus welcomes landmark CJEU ruling strengthening collective redress across the Netherlands and in Europe

Ius Omnibus celebrates a historic victory for consumers and digital users across Europe following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ…

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Ius Omnibus Welcomes the European Commission’s 2030 Consumer Agenda

Ius Omnibus welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s (EC) 2030 Consumer Agenda and Action Plan for Consumers in the Single Market, a strategic fram…

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Ius Omnibus Welcomes Landmark Ruling on Its Legitimacy in ABanca Collective Action

Ius Omnibus welcomes the recent ruling of the Portuguese Competition Court in the ABanca case, which represents a major milestone in the affirmation of the Asso…

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Ius Omnibus Contributes to the European Commission’s Review of EU Merger Guidelines

Ius Omnibus has taken part in the European Commission’s public consultation on the review of the Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines, providing the…

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Ius Omnibus Calls for a Stronger, Unified Digital Fairness Act in EU Consultation

The rise of the digital economy has brought immense convenience, but it has also led to sophisticated commercial practices that exploit consumer vulnerabilities…

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Ius Omnibus Contributes to EU Consultation on Antitrust Procedural Reform

Ius Omnibus has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the revision of EU antitrust procedural rules (Regulations 1/2003…

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Ius Omnibus Contributes to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) Review

Ius Omnibus is proud to have participated in the European Commission’s public consultation on the first review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), launched on 3 J…

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Public Consultation Of The Basque Competition Authority

The article presents the response of Ius Omnibus to the Basque Competition Authority’s public consultation regarding alternative and complementary routes for pu…

Ius Omnibus Welcomes New Manager, Francesca Antifora

Ius Omnibus is pleased to announce the appointment of Francesca Antifora as its new Manager. Francesca brings with her more than 15 years of international exper…

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CJEU Delivers Landmark Ruling on ‘Car Cartel’ Damages

In a significant decision with far-reaching implications, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the statute of limitations for damage…

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Comments to the Public Consultation launched by the European Commission in the context of the review process of the Merger Guidelines

IUS OMNIBUS has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation in the context of the review process of the Merger Guidelines. The d…

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Ius Omnibus Press Release on Class action against Google

LISBON, PORTUGAL – SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 – The Lisbon District Court admitted the class action brought by Ius Omnibus against Google (Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Goo…

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Ius Omnibus Press Release on Bank Cartel Landmark Court Ruling

Ius Omnibus asserted today that the Constitutional Court’s judgment of August 25 confirming the annulment of €225 million in fines for the “Bank Cartel” is the…

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Comments to the Public Consultation launched by the European Commission on Case DMA.100204 SP-APPLE-ARTICLE 6(7)

Ius Omnibus have submitted their official comments to the European Commission’s public consultation regarding Apple’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act (D…

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Ius Omnibus comments on the European Commission’s public consultation on the Consumer Agenda 2025–2030 and the Action Plan on Consumers in the Single Market

Ius Omnibus today submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Consumer Agenda 2025–2030 and the related Action Plan on Co…

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Challenges And Opportunities For The Public Sector In Claims For Damages For Infringements Of Competition Law

IUS OMNIBUS has submitted its contribution to the Spanish Competition Authority ( CNMC)’s public consultation, due to its commitment to the effective defense of…

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Meliá case: CJEU Advocate General points to a low threshold in access to means of evidence and for Meliá’s obligation to disclose evidence on the impact of its anticompetitive practices on Portuguese consumers

In February 2020, the European Commission imposed a fine of EUR 6.7 million on the Meliá hotel chain for entering into agreements with tour operators that discr…

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Strengthening Fundamental Rights Through Representative Actions – Insights from Budapest

We’re proud to share that on April 7th, 2025, the President of Ius Omnibus, Maria José Azar-Baud, took part in the prestigious international conference “Represe…

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Protecting Children in Online Gaming: Key Guidelines for Companies

In recent days, gaming companies have received crucial advice on how to safeguard children from harmful commercial practices in online gaming. The Consumer Prot…

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Ius Omnibus Featured in El Confidencial: The Importance of Collective Actions in Spain

We’re proud to share that Ius Omnibus was featured in a recent El Confidencial article highlighting the urgent need to strengthen collective actions in Spain. T…

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World Consumer Rights Day – Advocating for Justice for All

Today, 15th of March 2025, on World Consumer Rights Day, we stand together to champion the fundamental rights of consumers and the relentless pursuit of justice…

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Ius Omnibus Will Keep Fighting For Transparency In Defence Of European Consumers

The European association emphasises the precautionary nature of the measure adopted by the Spanish Audiencia Nacional regarding the disclosure of the Apple-Amaz…

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Lena Hornkohl Represents Ius Omnibus at the European Commission’s Stakeholder Workshop on Article 102 TFEU

On February 13th, 2025, Lena Hornkohl, Member of the Board of Directors of Ius Omnibus, participated in the Draft Article 102 TFEU Guidelines on Exclusionary Ab…

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Ius Omnibus’ Reaction To The Statute Of Limitations On Fines In The Banking Cartel

Lisbon, 11 February 2025 The consumer association Ius Omnibus (‘Ius’) has announced that yesterday’s decision by the Lisbon Court of Appeal may even allow for f…

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Ius Omnibus comments on the Digital Markets Act launched by the European Commission

On January 9th 2025, Ius Omnibus engaged in the European Commission’s public consultation on the proposed interoperability measures for Apple’s iOS and iPadOS u…

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Ius Summary Developments – Oct 2024 to Dec 2024

Banking Cartel Ius’ 5 cases are proceeding at different speeds. The larger Mortgages and Consumer Credit case remains suspended. In the ABanca case, a prelimina…

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Maria José Azar-Baud speaks at the 2024 Global Class Actions Symposium

Maria José Azar-Baud, the President of Ius Omnibus, took center stage as the keynote speaker at the 2024 Global Class Actions Symposium held in Lisbon. As a lea…

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Ius Summary Developments – Jan 2024 to Sept 2024

DAMAGES ACTIONS Banking Cartel All consumers resident in Portugal who took out home or consumer loans between (month) 2002 and (month) 2013 or who bought produc…

Ius was present at the Digital Freedom Fund’s Platform Accountability Workshop

We are excited to announce that Ius Omnibus was present at the Digital Freedom Fund’s Platform Accountability Workshop on the 4th and 5th of September. It was a…

European Court upholds AdC’s decision in Banking Cartel Case

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the “Banking Cartel” case was published today, confirming the position of the Portuguese Co…

Dieselgate – Mercedes-Benz

In an important ruling for the defence of consumer interests, the Lisbon Court of Appeal declared on 11-07-2024 that the Portuguese courts are competent to judg…

Important AdC Decision: Vodafone/Nowo Merger Prohibited!

The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has announced a ban on Vodafone’s merger, a decision that promises to defend competition in Portugal’s telecomunicati…

Ius Omnibus responds to the Portuguese Competition Authority’s Public Consultation – Good Practice Guide on Sustainability Agreements

As part of the Public Consultation on the Guide to Good Practices on Sustainability Agreements published by the Portuguese Competion Authority (AdC), Ius Omnibu…

Ius Omnibus at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the National Data Protection Commission

On 24 June 2024, Ius Omnibus had the honour of participating in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD). This…

Ius Omnibus President Delivers Keynote Speech on Collective Actions at Thought4Leaders Event

During last week Maria José Azar-Baud, represented Ius Omnibus and delivered a keynote speech on collective actions at the Thought4Leaders event. This gathering…

Leadership Updates at Ius Omnibus: Welcoming Lena Hornkohl to the Board and Patricia Gil Lemstra to the Supervisory Board

We are pleased to announce two significant leadership changes within Ius Omnibus that will strengthen our organization and further our mission to protect and pr…

Ius Omnibus’ Comments on transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828 into Spanish Law

Ius Omnibus recently voiced concerns regarding Spain’s transposition of Directive (EU) 2020/1828 into its national legal framework. This directive, which aims t…

Direção-Geral do Consumidor recognises Ius Omnibus as a Qualified Entity

We are proud to share the following news: As of 11 March, the Ius Omnibus association has been officially designated as a Qualified Entity by the Directorate-Ge…

Carolina Ramalho dos Santos appointed as Secretary General of Ius Omnibus

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Carolina Ramalho dos Santos as the new Secretary General of Ius Omnibus. Carolina has been with Ius Omnibus since…

Daniela Antão ends tenure as Secretary General of Ius Omnibus

Ius Omnibus wishes to announce that Daniela Antāo’s tenure as Secretary General of Ius Omnibus has terminated in February. The Board of Ius wishes to thank Dani…

Announcements 30.10.2023

us is very honored to announce 4 new relevant facts, which reflect the robustness of our advocacy for European consumers, the widening of our outreach and the s…

Ius v. Meliá – victory for consumers at the Lisbon Appeal Court!

Meliá will now be required to produce a large number of evidence which will allow Ius to determine and prove that Portuguese consumers were harmed by Melia’s an…

GAFAM’s “surveillance capitalism” or the Old Western?

Adapted with authorization of Diário de Notícias. You can read the original version in Portuguese here. GAFAM’s “surveillance capitalism” or the Old Western? Th…

‘I bill, therefore I am.’

Adapted with authorization of José Manuel Fernandes, director of Observador. You can read the original version in Portuguese here . I bill, therefore I am. How…

Dieselgate Case: Press release | July 18

DIESELGATE IN PORTUGAL: IUS OMNIBUS ACTION AGAINST DAIMLER-MERCEDES BENZ MOVES FORWARD TO TRIAL If Ius wins, all affected vehicles will have to be repaired and…

Ius Omnibus wins 8 lawsuits against American giant COMCAST NBC Universal

This is the result of the systematic and persistent action of the non-profit organisation that defends the rights of European citizens. First, the condemnation,…

IUS collaborates with the UK competition authority.

IUS has submitted observations to the public consultation launched by the Competition and Markets Authority of the UK on the Commitments Offered by Google regar…

Daniela Antão appointed as Secretary General of Ius

he range of activities carried out by Ius has continuously increased, as have its needs for public representation and communication. Ius’ Board considers it nec…

Showroomprivé makes electronic complaint book available in response to Ius’ legal action

After becoming aware of the popular action filed by Ius, Showroomprivé proceeded to make the electronic complaint book available to Portuguese consumers, thus c…

Good news for consumers in the EDP case!

The Court of Appeal of Lisbon rejected EDP’s appeal and maintained the suspension of the popular action issued by the Competition Court to await a final decisio…

Competition Court closes Ius v Deutsche Bank access to evidence case

The Competition Court agreed with the parties that the Ius v Deutsche Bank pre-filing discovery case should be closed, due to the dispute becoming unnecessary.…

Super Bock wins appeal, while injured person’s rights of access to evidence come out stronger

On 10 March 2023, in an appeal by Super Bock, the Lisbon Appeal Court annulled an order of the Competition Court for the preservation of evidence by the Defenda…

Ius wins the Meliá case before Competition Court

For the first time in Portugal, a company has been required to allow access to confidential documents needed to assess and prove the existence of a right to dam…

Meta Group Collective Proceedings Update

On 20/02/2023, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rendered its Judgment in the proposed collective proceedings against corporate members of the Meta Group. The…

Judgment of the Super Bock case available for reading

Good news for consumers in the Super Bock case ! The Lisbon Appeal Court rejected Super Bock’s appeal and upheld the suspension of the popular action by the Com…

ERSE saves consumers over a billion euros

The Portuguese Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE) announced the issuance of the ruling by the Lisbon Administrative Court, dated January 5 of this year…

Julia Suderow interviewed in Portuguese national newspaper

During her visit to Lisbon this past week, Ius Omnibus’ President, Julia Suderow, was interviewed by Portuguese national newspaper Público regarding the recent…

Ius filed a popular action for illegal practices of Estée Lauder (Clinique)

Ius submitted today, on 25 October 2022, at the Lisbon District Court, a popular action aimed at defending Portuguese consumers injured by illegal practices of…

Competition Court confirms EDP’s abusive behaviour

e Competition Court ruled today on EDP’s appeal against the Competition Authority’s decision of 17 September 2019. It is confirmed that EDP abused its dominant…

The Board of Ius now has 5 members!

According to the deliberation taken at the Ius General Assembly held on April 22, 2022, article 9 (1), of the Ius Statutes now reads as follows: “The Board of D…

Meliá Case | LCA rules on international jurisdiction of Portuguese courts

The Lisbon Court of Appeal confirmed the international jurisdiction of Portuguese courts for pre-filing discovery actions to determine whether Portuguese consum…

Super Bock | The Court orders the preservation of evidence

The Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court ordered the preservation of evidence by the Defendant and the third parties (shareholders) while the case is s…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against Gamezone (Mega-Mania)

On June 14, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Coimbra District Court, against Gamezone – Comércio de Videojogos, Unipessoal, Lda., which aims to d…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against Infinite Styles (Shein)

On June 14, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Coimbra District Court, against Infinite Styles Ecommerce Co., Ltd., which aims to defend consumers…

Super Bock | The Competition Court confirmed the active legitimicy of Ius

The Competition Court confirmed the active legitimacy of Ius Omnibus to promote popular actions to compensate consumers for anticompetitive practices. According…

ECB: Lisbon Court of Appeal confirms Ius’ request through a main popular action

On December 13, 2021, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Lisbon District Court, against Apple Distribution International Limited, requesting provisional…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against ContextLogic (Wish)

On April 11, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Coimbra District Court, against ContextLogic B.V., which aims to defend consumers residing in Portu…

The Court rules in favor of Ius in Meliá case

The Portuguese Competition Court has confirmed Ius’ right to file popular actions representing Portuguese consumers to seek disclosure of documents necessary to…

Popular action for the compensation of consumers following Google’s anticompetitive practices

Ius Omnibus submitted yesterday, to the Portuguese Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, a popular action aimed at defending Portuguese consumers injur…

Popular action for the compensation of consumers following Apple’s anticompetitive practices

us Omnibus submitted on March 21st, 2022 to the Portuguese Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, a popular action aimed at defending Portuguese consume…

Ius General Assembly is scheduled!

We inform all the Members that on April 22 (Friday), at 6 pm, the annual General Assembly of Ius will take place, via zoom. It is the ideal time to stay up to d…

Happy Birthday, Ius!

Today we celebrate a special day. Since two years ago we have been defending teh consumer rights together. New steps, new challenges and new achievements will c…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against Spartoo

On February 11, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Lisbon District Court, against Spartoo SAS, which aims to defend consumers residing in Portugal…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against Airbnb

On January 29, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Lisbon District Court, against Airbnb Ireland Unlimited Company, which aims to defend consumers r…

Electronic Complaints Book: Ius filed a popular action against Showroomprivé

On January 25, 2022, Ius Omnibus filed a popular action in the Lisbon District Court, against Showromprivé.com , which aims to defend consumers who have used it…

Can we count on you in 2022?

Ius wishes you a Happy New Year! 2021 was a year of great growth for Ius. We reached more members, filed seven popular actions and achieved OUR first major succ…

Ius wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Ius wishes you a Merry Christmas! This is Ius’ second Christmas and, thanks to you, we remain in good company! Thank you for being our member. Throughout this y…

The Vice President of Ius obtained the “Habilitation à diriger des recherches”

The Vice President of Ius, Maria José Azar-Baud, associate Professor at Paris-Saclay University, obtained the “Habilitation à diriger des recherches”, a high de…

Victoriano Nazareth is the new Vice-President of Ius

Ius Omnibus informs that Victoriano Nazareth is the new vice president of the Association. Victoriano Nazareth has a degree in History from the University of Co…

Julia Suderow appointed as the President of Ius

Ius Omnibus informs that Julia Suderow – until then vice-president – ​​will occupy the position of President of the association. Julia Suderow holds a degree in…

Thank you, President!

Ius thanks Professor Sandra Passinhas for all the commitment and dedication to the Association and to the mission of protecting and defending consumer rights. I…

Ius v ANT: consumers will be compensated

The Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court approved the settlement reached in the popular action by Ius against the Portuguese Land Surveyors Association…

The President of Ius participates in the 33rd Meeting of the National Consumer Council

The President of Ius, Sandra Passinhas, participated today, as a guest, in the 33rd Meeting of the National Consumer Council. The presentation of the new Electr…

The Decree-Law on consumer rights in the purchase and sale of digital goods, content and services was published today

The decree-law that regulates consumer rights in the purchase and sale of digital goods, content and services was published, transposing the Directives (EU) 201…

The President of the AG of Ius speaks to SIC about the “banking cartel” process

The judgment of the process known as the “banking cartel”, which involves 12 banking institutions contesting the fines imposed by the Competition Authority (whi…

TVI heard the President of Ius on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles case

The President of Ius talked with TVI24 about the popular action filled against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and is available here (in Portuguese). Ius Omnibus is s…

The Competition Authority has published the final version of the Report and Best Practices Guide on anticompetitive agreements in the labor market

Ius presented its contribution towards the Report and Best Practises Guide on anticompetitive agreements in the labour market. AdC states that those documents c…

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles​ case filed by Ius highlighted at “Jornal de Negócios”

The President of the General Assembly of Ius organizes and participates in a workshop on competition law

The President of the General Assembly of Ius, Miguel Sousa Ferro, is one of the organizers and participants in the workshop “Societal Problems: Antitrust” Solut…

Ius Omnibus submits its commentaries to the public consultations on the social tariff for provision of broadband access services

ANACOM states that “It will be available to consumers on low incomes and to those with special social needs, with the aim of mitigating the high price of access…

Popular action for the compensation of consumers following abuse of dominance by Portuguese energy incumbent

Ius Omnibus submitted today, to the Portuguese Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, a popular action aimed at defending Portuguese consumers injured b…

The President of Ius talked with ‘Observador’ about automatic renewals in streaming platforms subscriptions

The newspaper ‘Observador’ heard the president of Ius, Sandra Passinhas, on the ‘danger’ of automatic renewals and the difficulty of canceling subscriptions fro…

Popular action filled for the compensation of consumers who purchased iPhones from Apple

The consumer protection association Ius Omnibus filed today a popular action in the Lisbon District Court, which aims to restore the legality and defend Portugu…

Ius Omnibus submits popular action to force the Comcast / Universal group to disclose documents

Consumer protection association Ius Omnibus submitted on 9 July 2021, before the Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, a popular action to force the Co…

Ius Omnibus submits popular action to force hotel chain Meliá to disclose documents

Consumer protection association Ius Omnibus submitted on 6 July 2021, before the Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, a popular action to force hotel…

The Lisbon Court of Appeal finds that Ius has right to access legal proceedings

In its efforts to protect and defend consumers harmed by Super Bock’s anticompetitive practices, Ius asked the Portuguese Competition Court for access to Super…

Ius Omnibus submits its commentaries to the public consultation of the regulatory authority for the portuguese sector of telecommunications about the operators access rights to frequencies

A popular action has been filed by Ius Omnibus against Fiat Chrysler Automobile (Dieselgate)

Ius Omnibus filed, at the Lisbon District Court, a popular action against Fiat Chrysler Automobile for unlawful commercial practices that resulted in the use of…

“David versus Golias” – the President of Ius Omnibus was interviewed by SÁBADO

The President of Ius Omnibus was received in an audience by the Portuguese Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection

The President of Ius Omnibus, Sandra Passinhas, was received in an audience, via videoconference, by the Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer…

A collective action brought by ASUFIN guarantees compensation to the consumers harmed by the signing of non-transparent clauses included in the mortgage contracts:

ASUFIN asked the Court to declare the multi-currency clauses entered into by Barclays with its customers, in connection with mortgage contracts, as void, as wel…

Ius Omnibus is holding its annual General Assembly

Ius Omnibus is going to hold on the 17th of May its annual General Assembly online at 18:15h Lisbon Time (19:15h CET). Further information has been sent to the…

Popular Action for compensation of Portuguese consumers harmed by the Daimler/Mercedes-Benz “dieselgate”

A popular action has been filed today at the District Court of Lisbon, by consumer protection association Ius Omnibus. Ius Omnibus is seeking compensation for a…

Court notifies consumers of Ius Omnibus v Mastercard case

By an announcement published on January 22, 2021 in the Jornal Público, the Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, within the scope of the popular actio…

Court notifies consumers of Ius Omnibus v Mastercard case

By an announcement published on January 22, 2021 in the Jornal Público, the Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court, within the scope of the popular actio…

Ius Omnibus responds to the AdC's public consultation on the hemodialysis services market.

Ius Omnibus responded to the AdC's public consultation on competition conditions in the hemodialysis services market. The AdCade's analysis revealed the existen…