by 21st Century Competition | May 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
I gather from the comments to my last post that there is still at least one reader interested in discussing the issues raised by AG Wahl in Groupement de Cartes Bancaires. I could not think of a better excuse to write yet another post about some ongoing developments...
by 21st Century Competition | May 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 30, 2014 The MacDonald-Laurier Institute has issued a new paper on government regulation (authored by Philip Cross) together with a companion Globe article (Regulation a ‘quaint relic’ with a firm grip on Canada’s economy) that caught my eye, which...
by 21st Century Competition | May 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Covenants restricting use of land to particular commercial purposes are commonplace. Until recently, the potential for competition law to regulate them was limited, because “land agreements” were excluded from the reach of the Chapter I Prohibition under the...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 29, 2014 A U.S. antitrust law colleague of mine (Steve Cernak) has written what I thought was a very interesting new practical competition/antitrust law publication entitled Antitrust Simulations (2014) (see: here). What caught my eye about this new publication...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
Consumer advocates have launched legal action against the Australian Egg Corporation for alleged market manipulation, according to reports. The Corporation is charged with killing chickens and burying eggs to manipulate supplies of eggs and fix product prices, reports...