by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
According to legal experts, antitrust fines across the globe are on path to shatter records as competition regulators increase enforcement. According to Allen & Overy LLP, antitrust regulators, especially in the US and EU, are gearing up to impose more fines than...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
Antitrust issues are very much alive in the New Zealand grocery sector, arising in a number of contexts, including: (i) merger approvals, (ii) abuse in relation to demand-side market power, and (iii) fair trading, each of which is discussed below. And given an...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
Competition in the Australian grocery retail industry has been a focus of Australian media, politics, and regulatory activity for several years. Given that the actions of Australia’s largest grocery retailers have a significant impact on small business, primary...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
In recent years the U.K. grocery and food industries have been among the most scrutinized sectors by the U.K. competition authorities. This article reports on competition law enforcement activity in the United Kingdom under the antitrust rules and also the so-called...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
During the Obama Administration, the U.S. competition authorities have made food and agriculture a priority for antitrust enforcement. These efforts, undertaken by both the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal...
