Author: 21st Century Competition

Note on a Missed Opportunity for the Administration of Justice Across Europe (Kluwer Antitrust Connect Blog)

Sidley Austin LLP

About ten days ago, the Council of the EU failed to reach an agreement on the proposed increase in the number of judges sitting at the General Court of the European Union. The Council thus buried ‑ and for quite a …read more

Note on a missed opportunity for the administration of justice across Europe (Kluwer Competition Law)

Sidley Austin LLP

About ten days ago, the Council of the EU failed to reach an agreement on the proposed increase in the number of judges sitting at the General Court of the European Union. The Council thus buried ‑ and for quite a …read more

Pay TV: Court of Appeal sends message to the CAT (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)

In its recent decision in British Sky Broadcasting Ltd v Office of Communications [2014] EWCA Civ 133 the Court of Appeal has sent a strong message to the CAT, criticising the Tribunal for its failure to properly consider the reasons underpinning Ofcom’s original decision to impose licence …read more

OTA Case Turns Out to Be Less about MFNs and More about Agreement (Kluwer Antitrust Connect Blog)

Schiff Hardin LLP

Back in September 2012, the potential anticompetitive aspects of most favored nation (MFN) clauses was the hot antitrust topic. While antitrust counselors (and courts) had found the clauses to be innocuous almost all the time, government officials made speeches and even …read more