Tag: COVID-19
EU Bars Bailed-Out Companies From Paying Bonuses
Companies given equity injections by EU member states as a result of the coronavirus will not be allowed to pay out dividends, buy back...
First COVID-19 Price Gouging Case Reaches Court In South Africa
The Competition Commission Commission stated it has referred its first COVID-19 price gouging case to the Competition Tribunal.
Many companies have taken advantage of the...
Avoiding Price Gouging, Price Fixing and Other Antitrust Risks During the...
By Carl Hittinger & Ann O’Brien (BakerHostetler)1
The COVID-19 global pandemic has upended typical supply and demand in unprecedented ways. As the world struggles to...
3M Fights Others Price-Gouging Their Masks During COVID-19
3M accused a second company in a California federal lawsuit Friday, April 10, of infringing its 3M-branded N95 masks by reselling the protective equipment...
Renault Hit by Coronavirus To Close Its Main China Business
Renault, which was already struggling in China before the coronavirus epidemic hit, will stop making gas-powered cars for domestic sale and wind up its...
EU’s Vestager Warns Pandemic Has Made Companies Vulnerable to Chinese Takeover
European countries should buy stakes in companies to stave off the threat of Chinese takeovers, the EU competition chief has said, as Brussels steps...
The Impact of Antitrust Enforcement in a COVID-19 Environment
By Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Given the extraordinary measures necessary to address the COVID-19 crisis, many businesses find themselves with opportunities to collaborate with competitors...
ICN Steering Group Statement: Competition During And After The COVID-19 Pandemic
• The ICN recognizes the unprecedented health, social, and economic challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition agencies face new challenges in continuing their...
Canada: Competition Bureau Statement On Competitor Collaborations During The COVID-19 Pandemic
As Canada grapples with the impacts of COVID-19, Canadian businesses face a number of unprecedented challenges.
The Competition Bureau recognizes that the exceptional circumstances surrounding...
EU Allows Drugmakers To Cooperate In Virus Fight
Generic drugmakers will be allowed to cooperate to supply hospital medicines for COVID-19 patients without fear of breaching the bloc’s competition rules, EU antitrust...