Author: 21st Century Competition

New Publications: CBA, Canadian Competition Law Review (Spring 2014) (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 12, 2014

The National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association has published its Spring 2014 edition of the Canadian Competition Law Review. The new edition includes articles on: The Failing Firm: Re-examining Canada’s Approach to Rescue Mergers in Light of the U.S. and EU Experience; …read more

New Publications: ABA, Joint Ventures: Antitrust Analysis of Collaborations Among Competitors, 2nd Edition (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 12, 2014

The American Bar Association has recently published a second edition of its book Joint Ventures: Antitrust Analysis of Collaborations Among Competitors (see: here).

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Joint Ventures: Antitrust Analysis of Collaborations Among Competitors is the second edition of the Section’s handbook on the antitrust analysis of the formation …read more

Department of Justice Opens Review of ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice this month announced that it has opened a review of the 73-year-old ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees. In its press release, the DOJ noted that it is most interested in comments “on competitive concerns that arise from the joint licensing of music …read more

Gambia: Abuse of dominance becomes top target for watchdog (Competition Policy International)

Gambia’s Competition and Consumers’ Protection Commission is refocusing its efforts against dominance abuse in the nation, according to Gambia’s Trade, Integration and Employment minister.

In a statement, Minister Abdou Colley emphasized the importance of independent regulators like the GCCPC to crack down on cartels and other anticompetitive players across industries in …read more