Tag: Competition Law
EU: Pharumlegal boosts its competition law practice
Belgian firm Pharumlegal recently hired Marc Picat in Brussels to enhance its expertise in EU regulated market.
Picat has substantial experience in Belgian, European and...
Rule of Law Crisis, Judiciary and Competition Law
By Maciej Bernatt (University of Warsaw)
This article discusses the implications of the rule of law crisis on a core area of EU law: competition...
EU: Italy’s UCI faces new antitrust complaint
The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) is facing a second complaint in the space of a week alleging that it has breached European Union competition...
Vietnam: New law coming for local M&A
Vietnam’s new competition law took effect on July 1, 2019, and one expert expects it to have a big impact on merger activity in...
Nairobi: COMESA urges members to enact competition laws
On Monday, September 9, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) urged member states to enact national competition laws in order to...
South Africa: Competition Commission celebrates 20 years since its inception
This week the Competition Commission celebrates 20 years since its inception in September 1999, under the theme: “20 years of regulating for inclusive...
France: Economy ministry wants to overhaul EU competition law
According to a report from Bloomberg, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a speech where she criticized the European Union’s merger rules for failing to...
UK: Ofgem finds two energy suppliers in breach of competition law
Energy suppliers Economy Energy and E (Gas and Electricity), along with consultancy firm Dyball Associates breached competition law, Ofgem has found.
The three companies have...
Romania: Regulator investigates taxi firms for collusion
Romania's Competition Council currently carries an investigation into a possible violation of the Competition Law by the taxi operators' association COTAR and its members,...
Global: International business groups endorse ICN framework
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the Association of in-house competition lawyers (ICLA), and the United States Council...