Tag: Competition

Posted by Social Science Research Network Copyright and Geoblocking: The Consequences of Eliminating Geoblocking By Marketa Trimble (University of Nevada) Geoblocking has become a common companion of...

Britain's competition watchdog is considering the possible market impact of a union between subprime lenders Non-Standard Finance (NSF) and Provident Financial, after Provident spurned...

Norway’s competition authority declined to comment on whether it would launch an investigation into allegations of price fixing by the country’s salmon farming sector,...

Facebook is not currently in EU regulators’ crosshairs, but it may well be in future because of the crucial role played by data, Europe’s...

Angola has joined the list of African countries that have an active, independent competition regulator. This follows the recent appointment of members of the...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill into law (the “Competition Act”). After years of deliberations, the legislative process...

Scrutiny of competition in the health-care industry is on the agenda of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, two sources familiar with the Committee’s actions...

Australia’s competition regulator is going after the banking industry in the country, vowing to punish what it claims is misconduct, reported The Financial Times. The...

Orrick’s Antitrust & Competition Group has promoted two new partners: Jonathan Direnfeld in Washington, DC and Marie-Laure Combet in Paris. Ms. Combet advises on all...

According to a report by the Financial Times, Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has urged the EU to ramp up its defences against the economic threat...