by Kevin Coates | Feb 11, 2014 | Commentary Elsewhere
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Competition Bulletin: Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? “Is it necessary for there to be some commercial...
by Kevin Coates | Feb 5, 2014 | Commentary Elsewhere
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary...
by Kevin Coates | Feb 3, 2014 | Antitrust, Featured, Procedure
Too often we tend to assume that if we can write down a question – in a request for information – then business can write down the answer just as simply. (This is the second article in what I hope will be a series covering “Mistakes the Other Side...
by Kevin Coates | Jan 27, 2014 | Antitrust, Cartels, Featured, Fines
The European Commission’s positions on inability to pay competition fines, and on the failing firm defence under the merger regulation are superficially different, but the underlying policy concern is the same. The Commission’s 2006 Fining Guidelines...
by Kevin Coates | Jan 24, 2014 | Commentary Elsewhere
Commentary Elsewhere: from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page. From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: Standard-Essential Patents “Josh Lerner (Harvard) and Jean Tirole (Toulouse)...