Switzerland’s government has proposed several amendments to the country’s competition rules to “neutralise” controversial case law, although the national antitrust enforcer has warned they undermine its abilities and vowed to challenge them.
The European Commission has received a “very significant uptick” in leniency applications this year, leading to concerns that companies are colluding to ease cost of living pressures, a senior agency official has said.
The German antitrust enforcer has secured the abolition of a previously compulsory fee imposed on meat buyers involved in an animal welfare scheme, suggesting the agency will not treat sustainability as a “magic bullet” for anticompetitive agreements, local lawyers say.
The UK’s antitrust watchdog has said it intends to accept commitments proposed by Meta that would prevent it using rivals’ advertising data to improve its own products.
Australia’s antitrust authority has opposed Woolworths’ acquisition of an independent supermarket outside Canberra for the second time in 15 years, after flagging concerns about local competition and potential harm to suppliers.
The High Court of England and Wales has allowed the director of a construction company to remain in his post despite being disqualified for bid-rigging, disregarding the protests of the UK’s Competition …
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Baker & Miller co-founder Donald Baker recently teamed up with Antitrust Division attorney Mark Niefer in an article to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Telephone & Telegraph affair, which saw Congress pass the Tunney Act in 1974 after a columnist accused the Department of Justice of settling three cases against ITT in exchange for a $400,000 contribution towards the re-election of President Richard Nixon. GCR spoke to Baker …
The judge who ruled for the Department of Justice in recently striking down a revenue-sharing pact between American Airlines and JetBlue has said his expertise does not warrant making the airlines fight off lawsuits in two different venues.
TikTok has granted Texas-based technology company Oracle access to its source code, algorithm and content moderation material as part of an ongoing effort to quell national security concerns in the US.
Canada’s current foreign investment review process combined with ongoing global geopolitical tension could be making the country an almost “dangerous” place to invest, a former adviser to the country’s prime minister has said.
Stuart Hudson rejoined Brunswick Group at the end of March after spending four years at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority as senior director of its strategy, communications and advocacy team. He …
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has put the brakes on the Competition and Markets Authority’s hopes of compelling information requests from companies with no territorial connection to the UK. White & Case …
Three members of The Law Society’s competition section are spearheading a push for greater ethnic diversity in the UK’s antitrust bar, recently organising a roundtable in partnership with the Competition and Markets …
The row between Brussels and Washington over green energy funding shows how even desirable subsidies can have undesirable effects. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development senior policy analyst Ruben Maximiano and competition …
The Draft Bill for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers aims to replace Spain’s existing class …
The Munich Regional Court has clarified its stance on the hot topic in German patent litigation, ruling on …
The European Commission’s recent review of its Vertical Block Exemption Regulation, including Vertical Guidelines, led to the adoption …
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