In Joseph Heller's seminal World War II novel, the protagonist Captain Yossarian finds himself in an inescapable situation.
To continue flying into war is insane, but claiming insanity to avoid going…
On 2 December 2020, the European Commission published a Notice to Stakeholders on Brexit and EU competition law.[1] It essentially reflects the UK position as set out in CMA guidance published on 1…
The European Court of Auditors' Special Report published on 19 November 2020 is an interesting read for a dark COVID winter evening: "The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a…
The global coronavirus pandemic impacts all aspects of life. The operation of the EU merger control regime is no exception. This situation will likely continue for some considerable period,…
It has been just over a year since I last wrote on EU Merger Control and the Innovation Theory of Harm (the ITOH), see here.
And what a year it has been. We still have no real idea what Brexit means…
We live in a rapidly changing world. The monikers of change are well known to all of us.
Trump. Brexit. Eddie Jones.
The future is unpredictable. As Joe Cocker sang, "who knows what tomorrow brings"?…
"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'..."
Introduction
This quote from Alfred, Lord Tennyson might - I sincerely hope after recent events - be…
Writing from the floor of my office, you will all now be aware that the British public voted in favour of a so-called “Brexit”, or exit from the European Union (“EU“). Before I turn the lights off, I…
We have recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation, which came into force on 21 September 1990.
Since that date, we have seen an exponential growth in merger control…
