Tag: Competition
Top EU Court Backs Italian Bank Bailout
Italy’s bailout of ailing bank Tercas six years ago did not involve State aid, Europe’s top court stated on Tuesday, March 2, in a...
Vestager: EU Recovery Funds For Telecom Networks Must Help Competition
European Union countries presenting plans to speed-up rollout of high-speed telecom networks should comply with rules aimed at protecting competition, the EU Antitrust head...
Willkie Expands European Antitrust & Competition Group
Willkie Farr & Gallagher announced that prominent antitrust lawyer Dr. Jens-Olrik Murach will join Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition Group as a partner. Mr. Murach...
Indian Phone Sellers Urge Court To Probe Amazon’s Practices
An Indian trade association with 150,000 members owning mobile phone stores has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to probe Amazon’s business practices in the...
Brandeis Opens Paris Office To Represent Victims Of Cartels
Dutch litigation practice bureau Brandeis has opened a Paris office staffed by four senior EU and French competition experts to represent victims of cartels...
UK Court Upholds CMA Decision On Pharma Collusion
The Competition Appeal Tribunal upheld the CMA’s finding on Thursday, February 25, that Lexon broke competition law and dismissed Lexon’s appeal.Last year, the...
Sky & Vodafone Think Virgin-O2 Merger Will Hurt UK Competition
The tie-up of Liberty Global and Telefonica’s UK businesses risks harming Britain’s telecom market, Vodafone Group and Comcast’s Sky claimed in submissions to the nation's antitrust regulator.
Sky Mobile currently...
South Africa Probes Delivery-Like Apps For Dominance
The Competition Commission of South Africa will launch an “Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry (OIPMI),” which will encompass companies such as Takealot, Uber Eats,...
House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Announces Hearings To Curb Platform Dominance
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law announced it will hold a series of hearings starting next week, to consider legislative...
Swiss Competition Regulator Probes Mastercard
The Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has opened an investigation of Mastercard into possible obstruction of SIX’s National Cash Scheme, a set of rules for...
