Published: September 19th, 2024,
Last updated: September 25th, 2024

Margrethe Vestager’s triumph was short-lived. After winning two cases before the ECJ last week, the EU Commission has now suffered a defeat in another legal dispute with Google. The General Court of the European Union has annulled a fine of €1.49 billion imposed on Google by the Commission. The Commission had accused Google of hindering competition with its AdSense Search advertising service. However, the court found fault with the assessment of the duration of these clauses and annulled the decision.