Category: Global Blogs

Competition & Licensing: Why Is a Cartel Not a Cartel When at the Hands of Regulators? (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

July 19, 2014

In Canada, the United States, UK and many other western economies we all fortunately live in free markets. That is to say companies in any sector can enter, devise a new product (or improve on an existing products), compete and reap the free market rewards of doing so …read more

Jamaica: Sugarcane marketing practices earn sour reception (Competition Policy International)

Authorities in Jamaica are reportedly poised to examine certain marketing practices used by sugarcane companies in efforts to push sales of prepackaged sugar.

The Fair Trading Commission will investigate Jamaica Cane Product Sales and its efforts to sell Jamaica Gold sugar products. While the competition watchdog said that it had not …read more

Asia: Conference propels ASEAN competition goals (Competition Policy International)

Representatives from ASEAN member states wrapped up a conference late last week that propelled the Southeast Asia group’s efforts to implement a uniform competition policy.

The Fourth Asean Competition Conference was held in Manila last week and centered around the “Building Blocks for Effective Enforcement of Competition Policy and Law.” Representatives …read more

South Africa: 2010 World Cup collusion crackdown intensifies (Competition Policy International)

Authorities in South Africa have confirmed that each 2010 World Cup project suspected of being subject to anticompetitive collusion will each get a separate case as the Competition Commission vowed to pursue the maximum penalties.

Reports say the Commission’s decision to treat each project as a separate case could dramatically increase …read more