Tag: Competition
UK: Indie Festivals want CMA to probe Live Nation dominance
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) has urged the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to widen its investigation into Live Nation’s position in...
UK: Heineken’s Punch deal gets green light
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) preliminary investigation concluded that Heineken’s purchase of Punch Taverns would not damage the chances of Heineken’s competitors selling...
Procompetitive Justifications
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Procompetitive Justifications
By John M. Newman (University of Memphis)
Abstract: The rule of reason has come to dominate modern antitrust...
Russia: Mobile operators probes over fees
Russia’s state competition regulator said it is investigating the country’s biggest mobile operators over their national roaming fees and called on Tuesday for them...
US: Zaappaaz exec pleads guilty, faces 10 years, US$1m fine
As predicted by Bloomberg earlier this week, Azim Makanojiva, president of e-commerce firm Zaappaaz, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal violation of the Sherman...
Beyond ‘Hipster Antitrust’: A Critical Perspective on the European Commission’s Google...
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Beyond ‘Hipster Antitrust’: A Critical Perspective on the European Commission's Google Decision
By Angela Daly (Queensland University of Technology)
Abstract: ...
Spain: Neymar PSG transfer threatened in Courts, EC
The transfer of Brazilian soccer superstar Neymar da Silva Santos Junior from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain (PSG), for a record shattering €222...
Netherlands: Watchdog investigates shipping fuel cartel
The Dutch competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was investigating a possible price-fixing cartel by fuel companies in ports in the Netherlands and Belgium.
The...
UK: CMA warns Tesco-Booker merger impacts competition
The UK’s competition watchdog is to conduct an in-depth investigation into the US $3.9 billion merger between Tesco and Britain’s food wholesaler Booker.
The Competition...
US: Morgan Lewis nabs litigator from Eckert Seamans
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has taken a leader from Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott's products liability group, adding to its Pittsburgh office.
Wendy West Feinstein...