The European Commission’s Chief Competition Economist in a recent presentation specifically referred to the notion of “platform envelopment” and the possibilities of leverage.[1] His social-media…
After Google has been fined several times for breach of (EU) competition rules the last couple of years, it might now be Apple's turn. Last month (March 2019), Spotify filed a complaint against Apple…
In 2016, the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (“BCPC”) was notified for the intention of two of the biggest Bulgarian companies operating on the market of the manufacturing, repair…
Debate in the competition law community has intensified around the issue of enforcement in digital markets in recent months with (yet another) significant antitrust fine being levied against Google,…
Common ownership currently is one of the focus topics in the antitrust community. Einer Elhauge, a Harvard Law professor, has called it the “greatest anticompetitive threat of our times”. Others…
On 24 July 2015 an amendment to the Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act (“PCA”) was promulgated, introducing a novel type of infringement – abuse of stronger bargaining position.
Article 37a of…
Introduction
On 19 March 2019, the highest administrative court in the Netherlands (het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") ruled that the Dutch Competition Authority ("the ACM") can…
In a section 27 order delivered in September 2018, the Competition Commission of India, while penalising Esaote for abusing its dominant position, may have laid down a landmark precedent in respect…
Summary
On 14 March 2019, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to close its investigation into a discount scheme by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD).[1] The CMA concluded that…
We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions:
Ariel Ezrachi & Viktoria H.S.E. Robertson, Competition, Market…
