by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 24, 2014 Over the past several months I’ve begun to increasingly turn my mind both to Canada’s new anti-spam legislation (CASL) and its potential application to social media in particular. In general, CASL will, once largely in force July 1st, create...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it has decided to extend antitrust exemption given to shipping liner joint ventures for another five years. According to the watchdog, the antitrust exemption will be valid until April 2020. After public consultation, the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
According to reports released this week, agricultural biotech giant Monsanto was considering an acquisition of a Switzerland-based rival in hopes of transferring its tax location outside the US. Reports say Monsanto explored a buyout of Syngenta for more than $40...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
Mexico officials are reportedly ordering AT&T not to continue its merger process with DirecTV until the companies gain approval by telco authorities. According to reports, Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute is requiring AT&T and DirecTV to...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
A federal judge Monday allowed plaintiffs to add claims to their lawsuit against Barclays, Rabobank and others that accuse the lenders of LIBOR manipulation, reports say. US District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald granted the plaintiffs’ request to add charges that...
