On 8 June 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released its decision to lift the conditions it had imposed on Walmart's acquisition of 33.6% of the shares in Newheight Holdings. This…
The question of how to treat bans on sales via third-party internet platforms in selective distribution systems and the impact of the Court of Justice’s Pierre Fabre ruling (see judgment of October…
On 1 March 2016, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") adopted its new Leniency Guidelines ("the 2016 Leniency Guidelines"). The 2016 Leniency Guidelines replace the 2007 Notice of the…
WeChat is a very popular messaging app in China, similar to WhatsApp and Facebook Messaging in other parts of the world. It has social networking, gaming, e-commerce and mobile payment…
On April 22, 2016, the State Council – China's "cabinet" – released a reform plan for the salt industry.
Salt-imbocca
Edible salt has been subject to a State/government monopoly/-ies in China since…
The European Commission recently published its decision clearing the joint acquisition by Electricité de France S.A. (EDF) and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) over a group of companies…
Recent months have seen a surge of new initiatives by European antitrust enforcers applying competition law rules to holders and processors of “big data.” Big data often is described as the…
11th Evening Policy Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
The State of US Antitrust Enforcement
with
Diane P. Wood, Chief Justice, US Court of…
A “leave” vote in the UK referendum on 23 June 2016 would have a number of repercussions. Competition law is not one of these areas where these repercussions are going to be dramatic, but still a few…
On 21 April 2016, the Advocate General Nils Wahl issued his Opinion in Case C-221/15 – a proceeding initiated by a request for preliminary ruling from the Brussels Court of Appeal. The case concerns…
