Category: Global Blogs

US: Appeals court changes mind about Motorola LCD suit dismissal (Competition Policy International)

An appeals court in Chicago announced Tuesday that it has decided to vacate its earlier decision to uphold the dismissal of Motorola Mobility’s lawsuit claiming it was a victim of the LCD panel price-fixing collusion, according to reports.

The court’s decision revives Motorola’s case against various LCD makers including Samsung Electrics …read more

“Your Product Is Great” (What Was It Again?): Australian Carpet Cleaning Co. Sued for Alleged Fake Reviews, Some Canadian Points (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

July 2, 2014

Each morning, before I begin ‘real work’, I usually spend a little time on an Internet sweep of interesting advertising and competition law cases that have developed overnight or come into my inbox.

Earlier today an interesting new advertising law enforcement action by the Australian ACCC caught my eye, …read more

The New Wave of Concentrations in the Telecommunications Sector: Merger Control Issues and Remedies (Kluwer Competition Law)

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Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

70th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

The New Wave of Concentrations in the Telecommunications Sector: Merger Control Issues and Remedies

Michele PIERGIOVANNI, DG COMP
Thomas WESSELY, Freshfields Bruckhaus …read more

Ireland: No evidence found of beef price manipulation (Competition Policy International)

Food officials in Ireland announced this week that there has been no evidence found that prices of beef products are being manipulated.

According to reports, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney spoke in Parliament this week and responded to a question on the matter with, “I am …read more