The Kluwer Competition Law Blog is very happy to announce the first competition law issue of the International Law Talk Podcast.
Just before Christmas, I talked to Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner of…
The antitrust watchdog of India recently in Harshita Chawla v Whatsapp and Facebook[1] held that Whatsapp’s proposed model of integrating its payments app called ‘Whatsapp Pay’ (‘WPay’) within its…
Early Warnings: Canada’s Regulators Issue Warning Letters to Mobile App Companies
Anita Banicevic and Joshua Hollenberg, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
In late November 2020, the Canadian Radio…
“I've been wondering how to give a metaphor because these are two quite complex proposals. And the best thing I came to think of was the first-ever traffic light that brought order in the streets,…
The current policy debate
The European Commission will table two main legislative proposals on digital platforms: the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with new rules regarding the behaviour of gatekeeper…
The government’s draft for new competition rules, including on (digital) platforms, published in September 2020 (see here) includes a provision specifically aimed at powerful digital gatekeepers,…
The Court order of 29 October 2020 struck by the President of the General Court in a dispute between Facebook and the European Commission is probably the first time in a while where the essence of a…
The Court of Auditors believes that the introduction of new instruments should go hand in hand with stricter enforcement of existing instruments
In a Special Report published on 19 November 2020, the…
On November 25, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European…
