Thread by @lewis_crofts

#GoogleHearing winds up today. Closing arguments from @Google and @EU_Commission

This will be a set-piece affair & judge already indicated last night he’s done with questioning. So, it’ll be more like:

Lawyers use this session to a) hit their strongest arguments again, b) address some lingering doubts by the judges to try to change their minds, c) make sweeping statements about the importance of X or Y for the future of the law/business. /2

Danish blue cheese came up repeatedly over 4 days as an analogy for market share, due to the Danish judge leading the questions. Expect some tortured references to that. /3

And there’s usually lots of thanking of the judges (and the judges of the parties) for a informative, constructive and rigorous debate about very important legal questions. /4

Then everyone goes home. And we await the ruling that will take at least a year. In the meantime, on Nov 10, the General Court will hand down its judgment on the other big Google case related to online shopping. Remember that one? /5

So, stick with it for another morning. We’re nearly done. I promise. /ends