by 21st Century Competition | May 21, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 21, 2014 Now and then I like to think about, and post, a roundup of recent advertising law enforcement trends. In Canada, over the past few years these have tended to remain, at least from the perspective of the federal Competition Bureau, false or misleading...
by 21st Century Competition | May 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
Poland’s competition authority UOKiK announced Tuesday it has launched an in depth investigation into the nation’s coal industry. According to reports, the regulator will look at how the product is sold and distributed throughout the country following the...
by 21st Century Competition | May 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
South Africa’s Competition Commission has a new leader, and he has taken on the burden to tackle some of the nation’s greatest antitrust challenges. According to reports, Tembinkosi Bonakele has been announced has the new Commissioner of the regulator...
by 21st Century Competition | May 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Competition Commission of India has reportedly given its approval for the merger of water irrigation systems companies FIMI V 2012 and Deere & Company. Israel-based FIMI V will acquire US-based Deere to merge their water segment operations that include the...
by 21st Century Competition | May 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
Soon after Italy’s antitrust regulator launched an investigation into hotel and travel booking websites Expedia and Booking.com, reports say authorities are now probing travel review site TripAdvisor. The website is reportedly under watch over allegations it...
by 21st Century Competition | May 20, 2014 | Global Blogs
UK communications authority Ofcom said it will not regulate the prices BT charges rivals for wholesale fiber-optic network for broadband services, reports say. BT sells the use of its network to competitors including TalkTalk and BSkyB through its wholesale unit...