In its first in-person event in more than two years, Canada’s Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) hosted a summit on September 20, 2022, exploring the intersection between competition law and…
Background
Amazon.com Inc. recently approached the Supreme Court against the decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), where the Tribunal affirmed the ruling of the Competition…
On August 5, 2022, the Italian Parliament adopted the 2021 Annual Law for Market and Competition (the “2021 Competition Law”), [1] the aim of which is to adapt the Italian system to EU competition…
As in most jurisdictions, the Portuguese Competition Act (‘PCAct’) provides for an ex-ante merger control regime, according to which concentrations above certain thresholds are subject to mandatory…
Background
The recent proliferation of foreign direct investment regimes (“FDI”) in Europe baffles practitioners and deal makers alike. Why is my acquisition of, say, a developer of grapes in Spain…
We are continuing with our competition law issues of the International Law Talk Podcast.
Two weeks ago, I talked to Oliver Bretz, founding partner at Euclid Law and a merger expert, about the…
Introduction
On 20 May 2020 the Dutch competition authority (“ACM”) conditionally cleared a new joint venture between transport company Pon Netherlands B.V. (“Pon”) and Dutch rail operator NS Groep…
The Davies Forecast of Top 5 Trends and Issues for Canadian Competition Law in 2020
Jim Dinning, Anita Banicevic and Mark Katz
Here is Davies’ annual forecast of Canadian competition law developments…
Recent Developments in Canadian Merger Review: Sad Holiday Tidings for Merging Parties
Charles Tingley, Anita Banicevic, Mark Katz
In his own version of the pre-holiday rush, the Canadian…
