On 12 November 2015, Ukraine's Parliament adopted in the first reading a bill amending the merger control rules. This initiative addresses most of the problems that had been requiring an adequate…
11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GLOBAL COMPETITION LAW CENTER
Thursday-Friday, November 26-27, 2015 from 9:00 AM onwards
THE NOTION OF RESTRICTION OF COMPETITION: REVISITING THE FOUNDATIONS OF…
We have recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the EU Merger Regulation, which came into force on 21 September 1990.
Since that date, we have seen an exponential growth in merger control…
If the recent Wahl opinion could have instilled some doubts about the responsibility of cartel facilitators under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the…
This blog deals with the 2nd part of the FCO’s discussion paper on internet platforms: possible theories of harm and intervention of competition agencies. For the first part on general concepts…
The Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“CPC” or “Commission”) has recently issued an important decision regarding the parallel trade of pharmaceuticals and the possibilities for its…
78th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Friday, October 30, 2015 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The Legal Status of Rebates after Post Danmark II
Nicholas KHAN, Legal Service, European…
The European Commission (or to be more precise, and to point the finger in the right direction, DG Competition) has sweeping powers of investigation in cases of suspected infringement. Indeed, it has…
I. INTRODUCTION
In June 2015, Canada’s Competition Bureau released its updated draft of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines ("Draft IPEGs") for public review and consultation. The Draft…
Canada's Commissioner of Competition is armed with a variety of compulsory powers that he can use in pursuing investigations. One such power is the ability, with the permission of a court, to…
