by 21st Century Competition | Feb 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
A day later and much has already been said about the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger. Bloomberg’s Matt Klein thinks it will be a good thing. Matt Ylgesias is skeptical (and I’m jealous he beat me to the Lord of the …read more Source: Global...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Although the parties reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement of the antitrust suit brought by merchants against Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, the case is far from over. The protracted legal battle centers on allegations by...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 12, 2014 | Global Blogs
Law Offices of David A. Balto Six months ago in Can the FTC Be a Fair Umpire? I wrote about the concerns arising from the Federal Trade Commission’s dual role as prosecutor and final decision maker in its administrative …read more Source: Global...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 11, 2014 | Global Blogs
Schiff Hardin LLP The Federal Trade Commission is meant to be, and is, an expert body on antitrust laws. So, when a case like McWane—that raises both collusion and exclusion issues—is in front of the FTC, it seems reasonable to expect to receive guidance …read...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 10, 2014 | Global Blogs
Is it necessary for there to be some commercial benefit to be gained by a dominant undertaking from its conduct before that conduct can be condemned as abusive? No, says Mrs Justice Rose in Arriva the Shires Ltd v London Luton Airport Operations Ltd [2014] EWHC 64...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 10, 2014 | Global Blogs
St.Gallen International Competition Law Forum ICF – May 15th and 16th 2014 The 21st St.Gallen International Competition Law Forum ICF will be held on May 15th and 16th 2014. Once more, it will feature a thrilling selection of hot topics in current competition law...
