Tag: Policy
Ofcom’s Approach and Priorities for Consumer Protection & Empowerment
Andrea Coscelli, Claudio Pollack, May 20, 2011
This paper discusses Ofcom's current activities related to consumer protection and empowerment. It describes our approach and framework for analysis,...
Journalism, Competition, and the Digital Transition
Oliver Bethell, Matthew Bye, May 17, 2011
This article considers the role of competition law and policy in shaping the news industry's digital transition. It begins...
ACOs And Antitrust Enforcement: Familiar Rules Raise New Concerns
Daniel Bachner, Mark Popofsky, Jane Willis, May 12, 2011
On March 31, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ")...
Collective Redress, More Consultations at the European Level But are We...
Ann Marie Galvin, Apr 29, 2011
Towards a Coherent European Approach to Collective Redress is the latest consultation by the European Commission ("Commission") on collective...
Is the European Commission’s Consultation on Collective Redress Trying to Fix...
Paul Chaplin, Nicholas Heaton, Apr 29, 2011
In February 2011 the European Commission launched a public consultation on whether new EU-wide forms of collective redress...
EU Proposals on Collective Redress – Lost in Consultation?
Andrew Jeffries, Apr 29, 2011
The European Commission launched in February 2011 another consultation on proposals for collective redress. This is open to April 30,...
Liberalization of Closed Professions: Opening Pandora’s Box
George Zohios, Mar 30, 2011
On February 16, 2011, the Greek parliament plenary passed a bill on liberalizing so-called "closed professions." The deregulation of closed...
Adding Antitrust to NDRC’s Arsenal
Yue Bo, Nathan Bush, Feb 28, 2011
On December 29, 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") released the Anti-Price Monopoly Regulation and the...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Comments to the Commission’s...
Jorge Padilla, Feb 11, 2011
This note sets out my comments to Section 7 of the Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the...
Best Practices in Article 101 and 102 Proceedings: Some Suggestions for...
Marcus Glader, Jan 07, 2011
DG Competition has recently published three draft guidance papers setting out best practices for antitrust proceedings. The aim is to...
