China to Merge Antitrust Authorities
…three existing antitrust enforcement units within the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), SAIC, and the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) will all be transferred to SAMS, which is anticipated to…
…three existing antitrust enforcement units within the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), SAIC, and the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) will all be transferred to SAMS, which is anticipated to…
…the complaint, regularly received price allowances not available to plaintiffs, including some to cover any spoilage and for ordering electronically. In addition, the opinion and complaint state that Living Essentials…
…for the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom order that revives the FTC’s ability to combat unfair and deceptive business practices by broadband providers. Meanwhile, on the topic of net…
…articles, and 24 soft law articles. All of the shortlisted articles are temporarily available for free on the Awards website. Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner on Tuesday,…
…that the Chinese companies’ anti-competitive behavior was required by Chinese law. The petitioners pointed to statements that the manufacturers’ anti-competitive agreement was self-regulated and voluntarily adopted without government intervention. The…
…proceedings. b) Test under German competition law The background paper shows that the FCO tackles Facebook’s practice under national law, Section 19 ARC, the general prohibition to abuse a dominant…
…by competitor Parker-Hannifin Corporation. The $4.3 billion transaction substantially lessened competition in markets for aviation fuel filtration products in the United States, according to a complaint filed in a federal…
…only a handful of vertical merger cases in recent decades, the challenge to Comcast/NBC combination is a good example of a vertical merger that raised competition concerns. In 2011, the…
…the loss to the victim is acute. For example, a rigged electrical contract at a local hospital that would have been $750,000 with competitive bidding but has a low fixed…
…at least acquiescence, of a company’s senior, highly-culpable executives. But the day-to-day execution of the cartel typically is left to subordinates who are directed to attend meetings, communicate with competitors…