by Kevin Coates | Apr 18, 2014 | Commentary
I have slightly rewritten my post on Inability to pay and significant loss of asset value, to make the text – and argument – flow a little better. No change of substance or argument was intended. Share...
by Kevin Coates | Apr 17, 2014 | Antitrust, Cartels, Commentary
I have two speaking engagements in April, both on cartels. The first is for the American Bar Association: Slicing the Pie: Defining the Scope of an International Cartel: April 28, 2014 12:00PM to 1:30PM (EST) / 6:00PM to 7:30PM (CET) The second is at the IBC Advanced...
by Kevin Coates | Mar 27, 2014 | Commentary
The third edition of Faull and Nikpay: The EU Law of Competition has just been published. This is a significantly expanded edition: Fully updated in this third edition, the work includes full coverage of the latest legislation, case law and guidance, giving...
by Kevin Coates | Mar 7, 2014 | Abuse, Antitrust, Commentary, Discounts, Equally Efficient Competitor
A post in another place about Areeda’s article on essential facilities – “an epithet in need of limiting principles” – reminded me that limiting principles are not only needed to decrease the risks of over-enforcement. Areeda’s...
by Kevin Coates | Mar 4, 2014 | Abuse, Antitrust, Commentary, Predatory Innovation
Alfonso Lamadrid on Chillin Competition, commented earlier today on an interesting paper by Javier Berasategi bringing together issues of competition law, supermarkets and technology. In passing he noted that I’d already brought groceries and tech together with...
by Kevin Coates | Feb 3, 2014 | Antitrust, Featured, Procedure
Too often we tend to assume that if we can write down a question – in a request for information – then business can write down the answer just as simply. (This is the second article in what I hope will be a series covering “Mistakes the Other Side...
