Tag: COVID-19
FTC Wants To Delay Block Peabody, Arch Coal Deal Over COVID-19
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal court to delay a June hearing on its bid to block a joint venture between Peabody Energy...
Antitrust in Times of National and Global Emergencies
By Reiko Aoki (Japan Fair Trade Commission)1
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic is being compared to the Spanish flu and other pandemics of the past. Past experiences...
UK Watchdog’s Update On Protecting Consumers During COVID-19
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published on Friday, April 24, an update from its COVID-19 Taskforce, set up to monitor and respond to...
Competition Policy After COVID-19
By Ismael Beltrán Prado (Colombian Competition Authority)1
We are saturated with COVID-19 related news and articles. It is impossible not to think about how to...
Victoria’s Secret Buyer Backs Out Due To COVID-19 Closures
Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm seeking to buy out Victoria’s Secret, is now looking at backing out of the deal after the retailer...
Big Tech State Antitrust Probes Continue During COVID-19
Multistate antitrust investigations into Facebook and Alphabet’'s Google are continuing during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reported Bloomberg.
“These investigations will not lose steam,” Gwendolyn Cooley,...
Some Unresolved Aspects of the Australian Competition Approach to COVID-19
By John Kettle (McCullough Robertson Lawyers)1
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”), like every other competition authority around the world, finds itself in uncharted...
Austria Wants Rule Suspension Of EU State Aid during COVID-19
Austria said on Monday it wants the European Union to suspend its rules on state aid so that Vienna can prop up companies during...
EU Pressures Google Over Privacy In Coronavirus Tracing Apps
Brussels has stepped up pressure on Google to respect EU privacy laws as the US search group joins forces with Apple to help in...
UK Competition Rules Eased For Dairy Sector During Covid-19
Competition rules in the UK will be temporarily relaxed to allow the dairy industry to address current market challenges posed by Covid-19, it has...
