Tag: COVID-19
Failing Firm Analysis and the Current Economic Downturn
This is not the first time, even in recent memory, that large numbers of firms in our economy were suffering from a severe economic...
Pandemic, Economic Crisis, and the Failing Firm Defense
The profound economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause the failure of a number of firms and possible consolidation in...
The Failing Firm Defense in Times of (the COVID-19) Crisis: Is...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of economic activity and competition law was not spared. Regulators around the world had to deal...
Canadian Merger Review: Assessing Failing Firm Claims in Market Conditions Disrupted...
The disruption of the economy due to COVID-19 is leading some companies to experience financial difficulties and struggle for survival. It is not unlikely...
The Failing Firm Doctrine During COVID-19: A Perspective from South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to result in a large number of firms facing financial distress. This will likely lead to increased merger notifications...
COVID-19 Impacts Payments Of EU Antitrust Fines
As well as granting companies leeway on certain COVID-19 initiated collaborations, the coronavirus outbreak has also led competition authorities to take a more lenient...
Excessive Pricing in the Wake of the Pandemic: A New Headache...
By Sebastian Ferreyra Romea (Ferreyra Romea Law Firm)1
I. Introduction
The Argentine government has implemented price and supply controls over health-related and mass consumption products to...
Crisis Talk: Careful Messaging Required as New Zealand Navigates COVID-19 on...
By Anna Ryan (Lane Neave)1
The residents of my home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, have experienced considerable tragedy in the past decade. Next month,...
EU Clears €1B Plan To Save Virus-Hit Airline SAS
EU competition regulators on Monday, August 17, cleared a €1 billion (US$1.19 billion) plan by Denmark and Sweden to recapitalize virus-hit SAS, stating the...
Ukraine Probes COVID-19 Tests Prices
The Kyiv regional office of Ukraine's Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has launched a probe into whether prices of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests...
