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Red Bull Gets Partial Win in Antitrust Cost Reimbursement Case

The General Court of the European Union issued its judgment in Case T-682/24 on 22 April 2026, partially ruling against Red Bull GmbH and its subsidiaries (Red Bull France SASU and Red Bull Nederland BV) in their challenge against the European Commission's refusal to reimburse legal fees incurred during antitrust inspection proceedings continued at the Commission's premises. The Court upheld the Commission's position that 'additional costs' eligible for reimbursement under the Nexans precedent are limited to expenses incurred exclusively because the inspection was moved to the Commission's premises, and that lawyers' fees that would have been incurred regardless of location do not qualify as 'additional costs'. Red Bull's action for annulment of the Commission's 23 October 2024 decision was dismissed.