by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
In recent years the U.K. grocery and food industries have been among the most scrutinized sectors by the U.K. competition authorities. This article reports on competition law enforcement activity in the United Kingdom under the antitrust rules and also the so-called...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
During the Obama Administration, the U.S. competition authorities have made food and agriculture a priority for antitrust enforcement. These efforts, undertaken by both the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
Perhaps more than ever, tensions between suppliers and retailers have become the defining feature of the grocery industry worldwide. These tensions have also frequently formed the basis for interventions (or proposed interventions) by competition enforcement...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 25, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 24, 2014 Over the past several months I’ve begun to increasingly turn my mind both to Canada’s new anti-spam legislation (CASL) and its potential application to social media in particular. In general, CASL will, once largely in force July 1st, create...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it has decided to extend antitrust exemption given to shipping liner joint ventures for another five years. According to the watchdog, the antitrust exemption will be valid until April 2020. After public consultation, the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 24, 2014 | Global Blogs
According to reports released this week, agricultural biotech giant Monsanto was considering an acquisition of a Switzerland-based rival in hopes of transferring its tax location outside the US. Reports say Monsanto explored a buyout of Syngenta for more than $40...
