Tag: Pandemic

Is it an antitrust offense to sell face masks at a high price in the midst of a pandemic? In this essay I address...

The purpose of price gouging laws is to prevent excessive pricing and profiteering in a state of emergency. But price gouging laws in the...

The COVID-19 outbreak has generated a surge of consumer complaints and governmental investigations about excessive pricing and price gouging. Anti-price gouging laws seek to...

Interim measures are cease-and-desist orders that can be issued when there is an imminent risk of serious and irreparable harm to competition. The adoption...

Price gouging is a hot topic in the antitrust community as a result of COVID-19, and Brazil is no exception. In this article, we...

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...

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 COVID-19 pandemic is likely to result in a large number of firms facing financial distress. This will likely lead to increased merger notifications...

Spanish hotels, blighted by empty beds during the pandemic, may find their best way out of the crisis is to sell up or buy...

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2 billion Italian scheme to support the trade credit insurance market in the...