Tag: Competition
Spain Watchdog Probes Collecting Society SGAE
The Spanish competition regulator, the CNMC, has launched new proceedings against the country’s big song rights collecting society SGAE following another complaint submitted by rival rights...
Ireland Seeks To Give Competition Regulator More Powers
Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise Leo Varadkar will next week bring new legislation to Cabinet which will give the National Consumer Competition Commission...
UK Regulator Probes Index Providers Over Antitrust Breaches
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking into potential breaches of competition law after a consultation revealed that benchmark index prices have been...
Dutch Dating Apps Update Payment Methods After Apple Ruling
The iPhone maker agreed this weekend to changes to its App Store in the Netherlands focused on dating apps, agreeing to allow local developers...
Benoît Cœuré To Lead French Competition Authority
Benoît Cœuré has been named as the new head of the Autorité de la Concurrence (ADLC), France’s competition regulator.
In sessions on January 12, both...
Facebook & Google Accused Of ‘Secret Deal’ Causing Unfair Competition Edge
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of state attorneys general...
South Africa Publishes Guidelines For School Uniform Competition
The Competition Commission of South Africa has released guidelines to school governing bodies (SGBs), administrators, and schools to improve the competitiveness of the procurement...
Van Bael Expands EU Competition Team
Following the successful launch of its London office last year, Van Bael & Bellis adds to the leadership of its expanding EU/UK competition team...
Charles River Associates Strengthens Its Antitrust Team
Charles River Associates (CRA) announced Elizabeth Bailey has joined the company as a Vice President in its Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice in the Company’s Oakland...
Piercing the Corporate Veil: The German Sausage Saga
By Mareike Walter & Martin Schunke (Hogan Lovells)
The question under which circumstances an undertaking is liable for its own competition law infringement – not...