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South African enforcer orders mobile operators to reduce prices
The Competition Commission of South Africa has given Vodacom and MTN two months to lower their prices for data services, or face excessive pricing charges.
Info exchange is ambiguous, observers from multiple jurisdictions say
The line between permissible information exchange and collusion is not as clear cut as many businesses and trade associations would prefer, lawyers from Europe, North America and Asia have said.
UK retailer accuses Nike and Adidas of abuse
Sports Direct has lashed out at Nike and Adidas, alleging they exploit their superior bargaining power to segment the sportswear market and refuse to deal with downstream rivals.
French enforcer shows commitment to overseas territories
France’s Competition Authority has announced it will send officials to French overseas territories ahead of reviewing the largest-ever merger in the regions, one day after it fined Coty, Procter & Gamble and Chanel over exclusive import agreements with retailers in the same territories.
Legere says he made AT&T and Verizon compete
T-Mobile’s chief executive has testified that his company “forced” Verizon and AT&T to stop being “lazy,” but that it will need Sprint’s assets to maintain competitive pressure.
The competition-privacy collision
As political pressure builds for competition enforcers to protect consumers’ privacy, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft partner Joel Mitnick and associate Monica Martin look at whether US antitrust law provides the means to do so.
Pay-for-delay ruling exposes uncertainty in EU law
The Paroxetine judgment in the UK highlights a slew of questions that the EU courts have yet to resolve about patent settlements, and takes issue with the UK competition enforcer’s reasoning on market definitions. Tom Webb scrutinises the ruling
Info exchange is ambiguous, observers from multiple jurisdictions say
The line between permissible information exchange and collusion is not as clear cut as many businesses and trade associations would prefer, lawyers from Europe, North America and Asia have said. Julie Masson at GCR Live Women in Antitrust
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