by 21st Century Competition | Jun 13, 2014 | Global Blogs
In its Menarini ruling, the European Court of Human Rights held that fines imposed by the Italian antitrust authority for the violation of competition law are criminal charges and that, consequently, the requirements of Article 6 of the European Convention of Human...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 13, 2014 | Global Blogs
There is broad consensus on the need for, and growing importance of, transparency and procedural fairness in competition enforcement. However, the objectives, scope, and practical application of the associated procedural rights have never been undisputed. On the one...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 13, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 13, 2014 For the past little while I’ve been seeing more cases and articles related to advertising challenges based on misleading (or allegedly misleading) first impressions – that is competitor or consumer challenges based on what looks like the real deal,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 13, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 13, 2014 The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has published a critical new paper on the Federal Government’s revised guidelines for investments in Canada by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the oil sands entitled The Impact of Foreign...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 13, 2014 | Global Blogs
I realized yesterday that the slides used by all speakers at the Brussels School of Competition’s and Liège Competition and Innovation Institute’s very interesting conference on Commitment Decisions in EU Competition Policy are available here (the image...
