Tag: Competition Law
US: Former FTC commissioner joins Covington
Terrell McSweeny has joined Covington & Burling as a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Law and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups in...
A very antitrust situation
Posted by The Financial Times
A very antitrust situation
By Rana Foroohar
Last week, my colleague Ed asked readers to “think bigly” about a grand strategy around...
Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea
Posted by The New York Times
Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea
By David Streitfeld
The dead books are on the top floor of Southern Methodist...
How Do Hub-and-Spoke Cartels Operate? Lessons from Nine Case Studies
Posted by Social Science Research Network
How Do Hub-and-Spoke Cartels Operate? Lessons from Nine Case Studies
By Joseph E. Harrington Jr
Hub-and-spoke collusion is when firms in a...
UK: Royal Mail to appeal Ofcom fine
Royal Mail Group said on Tuesday, August 14, it will appeal Ofcom’s decision to impose a £50 million (US$63.6 million) fine for breaching competition...
The Case for Global Best Practices in Antitrust Procedural Fairness
Posted by Social Science Research Network
The Case for Global Best Practices in Antitrust Procedural Fairness
By D. Daniel Sokol
Procedural fairness and its two component parts,...
UK: Royal Mail fined record £50m for abuse of dominance
Royal Mail has been fined a record £50 million (US$63.6 million) by the UK communications regulator for breaching competition law when it discriminated against...
Sweden: Booking.com ordered to amend price parity clauses
A Swedish court has ruled that Booking.com’s most-favored-nation clauses are a by-effect infringement of EU competition law—which prevents hotels from charging lower prices on...
Market Definition and Free Online Services: The Prospect of Personal Data...
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Market Definition and Free Online Services: The Prospect of Personal Data as Price
By Magali Eben
The innovative new technology and...
Taking on big tech: where does Australia stand?
Posted by The Conversation
Taking on big tech: where does Australia stand?
By Caron Beaton-Wells
Big tech is under fire in Europe. In its latest sting, the European...