Work Area: Market Studies & Inquiries

The UK government has given the country’s Competition and Markets Authority beefed-up powers, including a new merger jurisdiction test to capture killer acquisitions and heftier fines for noncompliance with antitrust probes.

20 April 2022

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has released a paper identifying concerns arising from dominant technology companies deliberately designing their websites or applications to harm consumers and distort competition.

06 April 2022

A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on the state of competition enforcement in Tunisia has recommended a revamp of the country's antitrust regime, including significantly increasing the Competition Council’s mandate, powers and resources.

05 April 2022

Mexico’s antitrust watchdog has launched its first-ever sector inquiry into digital markets after successfully convincing a court that the national telecommunications regulator did not have the power to conduct a similar probe.

04 April 2022

EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has announced that her agency will launch a review “in the coming months” into “the central plank” of the bloc’s antitrust enforcement framework, which empowers national competition authorities to enforce regional rules.

31 March 2022

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From February 2021 to January 2022, the Japan Fair Trade Commission continued to take enforcement action against cartel conduct and vertical restraints.

25 March 2022

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Recent developments in competition law enforcement in pharmaceuticals in the Asia-Pacific region include the efforts of competition authorities to pursue potential infringements by companies and their readiness to impose significant sanctions.

25 March 2022

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The past two years witnessed significant activity by the Competition Commission of India despite the challenges imposed by covid-19.

25 March 2022

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The regulatory and institutional landscape in the Asia-Pacific region continues to evolve while the costs of infringing competition law are mounting.

25 March 2022

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The interplay between competition law and data privacy law in the Asia-Pacific region leads to crucial legislation, enforcement, litigation and mergers developments.

25 March 2022