by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
Commissioner Wright is right that it would be desirable for the Commission to issue Section 5 antitrust guidelines. This article will demonstrate, however, that the best way to formulate Section 5 guidelines is to focus them on the goal of protecting consumer choice,...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
The subject of the FTC’s history in its first century and its potential for modernization are broad topics, and I will not be able to do them justice given constraints of time and space. I hope, however, that reflection on the unrealized Congressional vision for...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 8, 2014 Earlier today, the C.D. Howe Institute issued the second of two reports on the Canada/U.S. “price gap” issue: Cross-Border Price Regulation: Anti-Competition Policy? For my comments on the first report, issued two days ago see: here. In this...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
Hausfeld LLP Co-authored by Boris Bronfentrinker and Lesley Hannah, Hausfeld LLP On 17 April 2014, a major step was taken in facilitating the pursuit of cartel damages claims across Europe. The European Parliament approved the European Commission’s proposal for...
by 21st Century Competition | May 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
The FTC’s consumer protection mission is closely related to the Commission’s role in protecting competitive markets, because markets organize and drive our economy. Consumer protection policy can profoundly enhance the vast economic benefits of competition...
by 21st Century Competition | May 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 7, 2014 Canada’s CRTC, one of three federal agencies that will be administering and enforcing Canada’s upcoming federal anti-spam legislation (CASL), has issued new Frequently Asked Questions. I will likely write more on this once I have parsed through...
