Tag: Competition
Australian Watchdog Starts Probe Into Port Activity
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has kicked off an investigation looking at both liner and port activity over the past year where...
Australian Blocks Qantas-Japan Airlines Deal
Australia's competition regulator on Monday, September 13, denied authorization for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan, citing competition...
Simmons & Simmons Nabs Herbert Smith Freehills’ Competition Partner
Simmons & Simmons has nabbed a partner from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) in its latest London hire, reported Law.com
Competition partner Mark Jephcott is joining...
President Biden’s Push To Promote Economic Competition
By Aaron Neuwirth, ETF Trends
There have been recent nominations of key staffers, and an executive order (EO) focused on “promoting competition in the American...
Match Asks Dutch Watchdog To Reveal Apple Antitrust Decision
Match Group on Friday filed a letter with Dutch competition authorities saying it believes the regulator has reached a decision in a complaint against...
UK Watchdog Still Sees Competition Concerns Over JD Sports Merger
The CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, after reassessing the merger.
Following the CMA’s...
UK Watchdog Clears National Grid’s $11B Purchase Of WPD
Britain's competition regulator cleared National Grid's proposed acquisition of the United Kingdom's largest electricity distribution business on Wednesday without referring the US$11 billion deal...
Macfarlanes Grows Competition Team In Brussels
Macfarlanes announced the appointment of Richard Pepper as a partner in the competition team based in the firm’s Brussels office.
Richard advises on all aspects...
UK Watchdog Criticized for Disbanding Covid Unit
The UK competition regulator has been criticized by lawyers and its former chair Andrew Tyrie for closing a COVID-19 unit at the start of...
DOJ Raises Competitive Concerns Over CSX-Pan Am Merger
The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) should force CSX Transportation to sell its stake in Pan Am Southern as part of its proposed acquisition...