Tag: Antitrust
Sen. Lee Sets Senate Republican Antitrust Agenda
Upon being assigned the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, Senator Lee issued the following statement Tuesday, February 16, on antitrust matters...
Lastminute.com Faces Antitrust Action Over Holiday Refunds In UK
Online travel agent Lastminute.com will be taken to court unless it pays more than £1 million (US$1.39 million) of outstanding refunds, the competition regulator...
Antitrust Harm and Causation
By Herbert Hovenkamp (University of Pennsylvania)
How should plaintiffs show harm from antitrust violations? The inquiry naturally breaks into two issues: first, what is the...
Understanding the House Judiciary Committee Majority Staff Antitrust Report
By William E. Kovacic (George Washington University) & D. Daniel Sokol (University of Florida)
The US antitrust system is undergoing a profound reassessment. Many events...
Seller Blasts Amazon’s Forced Arbitration Policy During Congressional Hearing
An Amazon seller complained to lawmakers Thursday, February 11, of unfair forced arbitration clauses the platform uses to prevent potentially damaging outcomes in court, reported...
US Lawmakers Bill To Help Black Farmers Includes Antitrust Provisions
Lawmakers introduced two bills to help minority farmers this week, aiming to address long standing injustices in the agricultural sector, reported Today.
Georgia Senator Raphael...
Competitive Harm Crossing Borders: Regulatory Gaps and a Way Forward
By Marek Martyniszyn (Queen's University Belfast)
This article analyses the current regulatory framework governing transnational restrictive business practices. It identifies key gaps that provide room...
UK’s Antitrust Regulator Suffers 150 Data Breaches In Two Years
The UK government’s antitrust regulator was hit by 150 personal data breaches in the last two years, as hackers targeted its trove of sensitive...
EU Antitrust Watchdog Stops Aon, Willis Probe
EU antitrust regulators have suspended their investigation into Aon's $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson while they wait for the USinsurance broker to...
Varieties and Mechanisms of Common Ownership: A Calibration Exercise for Competition...
By Anna Tzanaki (Lund University)
Minority shareholdings have been on the regulatory agenda of competition authorities for some time. Recent empirical studies, however, draw attention...