Category: Global Blogs

US: Sprint, T-Mobile said to have struck a deal (Competition Policy International)

The latest reports suggest Softbank-owned Sprint and Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile have officially struck a deal.

According to reports from Japanese news outlet Kyodo, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank officially struck a deal for T-Mobile and Sprint to merge.

Despite the reports, sources say the transaction is complicated and has yet to be fully …read more

Competition Compliance & Policy: New Competition Bureau Videos (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

May 29, 2014

Canada’s federal Competition Bureau is currently updating and “rebranding” its corporate compliance materials for companies, associations and other organizations. As part of this, the Bureau has recently issued several new videos (over the past several months). The Bureau is also making a greater effort to use social media …read more

Antitrust & Associations: Two Association Related Output Restriction Cases – One Settling (Doctors), the Other Starting Up (Eggs) (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

May 28, 2014

On my media sweep earlier, two interesting trade association cases caught my eye, both including allegations of “output restriction” or “boycott” type activities.

In one case, involving the Irish Medical Organisation (“IMO”), the Irish Competition Authority (the “Competition Authority”) announced that the IMO had provided <a target=_self …read more

New Zealand: Claims mount against construction group for unfair incentive deals (Competition Policy International)

A rival maker of building supplies has filed a complaint with New Zealand’s Commerce Commission alleging Winstone Wallboards is offering unfair incentives to suppliers for not stalking competitors’ products.

According to reports, Elephant Plasterboard claims Winstone is unfairly squeezing its rivals out of the market by offering rewards to merchants for …read more