In a recent media appearance, the new President of the Argentine Antitrust Commission (CNDC) and the Trade Secretary, gave some insights into the current status of the local antitrust regime and…
Summary
On 10 March 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down judgments that provide useful clarification regarding limits on information requests issued by the European Commission in…
Co-authored by Patrick Harrison and Audrey Silvain, Sidley Austin LLP.
There are few distinctions more important in EU competition law than that between the notion of a restriction “by object” –…
The COMPAT’s recent judgment in Hiranandani contains several important lessons for the Indian antitrust community. The case reflects the CCI’s desire for strong enforcement and effective deterrence…
Marcel Meinhardt and Astrid Waser, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court (“FAC”) recently passed two new judgments on vertical agreements. In the first judgment, the…
Hong Kong's first cross-sector competition law – the Competition Ordinance ("Ordinance") – finally came into full force on 14 December 2015.
The Ordinance became law in June 2012, initially bringing…
While higher concentration/oligopoly should not lead in itself to greater problems, the reality is that agencies may be more suspicious; extra laws may apply; and complaints might be more likely…
“A strong and active antimonopoly authority is an incentive for undertakings to engage in prevention” – the President of the Polish Competition Authority presents his views on competition law…
On 4th November, the European Commission published a far-reaching consultation (the Consultation) on proposals to boost the enforcement powers of national competition authorities (NCAs) and to…
