Google’s defeat of EU antitrust fine should be overturned, legal opinion says
By Lewis Crofts ( November 12, 2026, 09:31 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s litigation win in 2024 — which saw the annulment of a €1.49 billion fine — should be overturned and judges must take a fresh look at the case, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s highest court. Advocate General Juliane Kokott said that lower-court judges had wrongly ruled that the European Commission had made errors, suggesting the tribunal overlooked the importance of an “overall” assessment of the ability of Google’s advertising contracts to restrict competition.Google’s litigation win in 2024 — which saw the annulment of a €1.49 billion fine — should be overturned and judges must take a fresh look at the case, according to a legal opinion for the EU’s highest court....
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