by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
American Express is expected in court today in a lawsuit filed by the US government against the credit card giant’s swipe fees. According to reports, the Department of Justice is fighting AmEx’s policy that prohibits its merchants from encouraging their...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
A roundup of last week’s newsworthy job changes, agency hires and law firm openings across the antitrust world. < ul> June 30 – Lawyer Dave Domina campaigns for Senate on an old-school antitrust platform. July 1 – The man who coined the term...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents: Singapore Joins the World In Fighting International Cartels – Chester Toh (Partner, Rajah & Tann)* Click here for a pdf version of this article. On May 27, 2014, the Competition...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed concern over the proposed sale of the Reef Hotel Casino, releasing a statement this week suggesting the buyer of the resort would hold a monopoly in the region. According to reports, the ACCC is...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar warned lawmakers Wednesday that there are cartels currently running in several industries in the nation, according to reports. Dar spoke at the National Assembly to answer questions regarding how the government cracks down on...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 3, 2014 | Global Blogs
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took office last May, is calling for strengthened competition law to back his mantra for the nation: scale, skill, and speed. Reprts say Modi is championing the adoption of a national competition policy to back the...
