Tag: Competition
Australian Regulator Issues Warning Over Tender Collusion
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning against public sector contractors who "collude” during procurement procedures.
The competition watchdog has issued...
El Salvador’s Antitrust Regulator To Review Movistar Sale
El Salvador’s Superintendency of Competition confirmed that it has received a request for approval of General International Telecom’s acquisition of Movistar (Telefonica Moviles) and...
FTC & DOJ Hold Virtual Workshop On Competition In Labor Markets
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division will host a virtual workshop on December 6 and 7 to...
The Netherlands Launches Market Study Into Platform-To-Business Regulation
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will launch a study into how online platform companies deal with the rules laid down in...
Spain’s Competition Watchdog Rules On LaLiga Rights
Spain’s CNMC has ruled on proposals by the National Professional Football League (LNFP) for the commercialisation of LaLiga broadcasting rights in Spain and international...
South Africa Calls For Competition Law Research Proposals
The Competition Commission has launched a multidisciplinary research grant programme aimed at promoting multidisciplinary research at South African tertiary institutions that can inform and...
UK’s Competition Tribunal Says BT Can’t Appeal Class Action
UK BT has confirmed they will appeal the preliminary ruling by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which last month rejected the operator’s attempts to stop a £600...
Canadian Watchdog Probes Google Over Advertising Dominance
The Canadian Competition Bureau has started a new investigation into whether Google is engaged in anti-competitive behaviour in Canada. The probe focuses on the way ads...
UK’s CMA Launches Court Action To Force Travel Refunds
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched on Monday, October 18, court action against Teletext Holidays over inadequate progress on refunds to package holiday...
A Brief History of Imperfect Competition
I explore the history of the idea of imperfect competition in economics. Its foundations were in the Nineteenth Century, but largely outside the Anglo-sphere....
