On 8 November 2016, the French Competition Authority (FCA) fined French-based Altice group and its telecommunications subsidiary SFR 80 million euros for the coordination of their commercial…
On 21 September 2016, the German Government has introduced a formal legislative proposal (Gesetzesvorschlag - "Government Proposal") for the reform of the Act against Restraint of Competition ("ARC…
In October 2016, the Commission published a new study on the passing on of overcharges. A key objective for the Study is to provide judges and other practitioners who are not economic experts with…
If AG Kokott in Post Danmark II was a 102 hawk – ordoliberal-redux, fossilizing form over function, economics on the “too difficult pile” for authorities and courts – then AG Wahl firmly sets out his…
Given the very low notification thresholds in Ukraine, which caught even foreign-to-foreign transactions that in the majority of cases raised no antitrust concerns and did not have local nexus…
Under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (Association Agreement), Ukraine is required to roll out state aid regulation in convergence with the EU acquis. The European-style regulation – to be…
The EU antitrust rules on State aid aim to prevent Member States from distorting competition by giving companies receiving State assistance a “leg up” on their competitors. The concept of State “aid…
The EU Commission recently launched a consultation on ‘procedural and jurisdictional aspects of EU Merger Control’ (the Consultation), which most notably proposes the introduction of a deal-size…
"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…
Introduction
The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (the JCRA) has published its recommendations for proposed changes to the island's merger control regime.
Similar recommendations have also…
