Author: 21st Century Competition

New Publications & Awards: AAI Antitrust Enforcement Awards, Audio Sessions From 2014 Annual Conference (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 24, 2014

Yesterday and today the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) announced a call for entries for its AAI 2014 Antitrust Enforcement Awards and posted audio sessions from its 2014 Annual Conference on the theme of efficiency within antitrust analysis.

From the AAI …read more

The First Real Test of Sentencing for the UK Cartel Offence (ESRC Centre for Competition Policy)

(by Andreas Stephan) A former managing director charged with the UK’s cartel offence has pleaded guilty to the criminal offence of price fixing. Peter Nigel Snee pleaded guilty to fixing the price of galvanised steel tanks used for water storage and now awaits sentencing. His case provides an important first …read more

European Commission – Antitrust: Commission extends validity of special competition regime for liner shipping consortia until April 2020

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 June 2014 The European Commission has extended by another five years until April 2020 the validity of the existing legal framework exempting, if certain conditions are met, liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules. …read more

Ad Law: How To Differentiate in an Age of Noise?: Truth, Value & Brand: P&G Marketing Head Distills the Essence (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 23, 2014

We live in an age of exploding ideas and noise. Selling your no doubt very spiffy product is an increasing challenge given the increased (and increasing) number of platforms, messages and voices. Once and a while, however, a clear voice resonates back to why people want to listen …read more