by 21st Century Competition | Apr 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
This January, Consumer Reports, an independent product testing organization, released a report entitled “Caramel Color: The health risk that may be in your soda” detailing its investigation of the presence of 4-methylimidazole (“4-MeI”), an impurity and potential...
by 21st Century Competition | Apr 8, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Court of Appeal yesterday delivered a judgment that should finally draw a line under one of the Office of Fair Trading’s more troublesome cases – and which will presumably bring a great sigh of relief from the Competition and Markets Authority, the body that...
by 21st Century Competition | Apr 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business In case you missed some of those morning sessions at the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting last week, here are some of the highlights from the updates with federal and state enforcers. Agency Update with...
by 21st Century Competition | Mar 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
(by Catherine Waddams) The decision to refer the energy market to the new Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be welcomed by many but will also have costs. On the positive side, the opportunity for a thorough review of the market enables analysis without...
by 21st Century Competition | Mar 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
On March 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Static Control Components, Inc. had the right to sue Lexmark International Inc. under the Lanham Act’s false advertising prong. In doing so, the Court established a new Lanham Act standing test, rejecting...
by 21st Century Competition | Mar 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
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 Source: Global...