From Who’s Competing?: A Glimpse Inside the ‘Object Box’ “Case C-67/13 P Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) ECLI:EU:C:2014:2204 It’s not often that the Court of Justice gets to address one of the core concepts that underlie the antitrust prohibitions, but in Groupement des Cartes Bancaires the CJEU has taken its second opportunity to discuss the nature of Art 101 TFEU ‘object’ agreements in as […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
From Competition Bulletin: The English law of causation and the passing-on defence “One of the big questions of English competition law is whether there is such a thing as a “passing-on defence” – – i.e. whether the damages suffered by a purchaser of a cartelized product are reduced or mitigated if he “passes on” some of the overcharge to his own customers. Two follow-on damages actions were […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
From COMPETITION & REGULATORY LAW: New Publications: OECD: Ex-officio Cartel Investigations and Use of Screens to Detect Cartels “July 11, 2014 The OECD has posted the papers from its recent (October 2013) discussion of ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels. OECD overview: “Fighting cartels remains a top priority for competition authorities since cartels are secretive in nature and cartelists take good care in concealing their illegal activities. […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.
From COMPETITION & REGULATORY LAW: Competition & Licensing: Why Is a Cartel Not a Cartel When at the Hands of Regulators? “July 19, 2014 In Canada, the United States and many other open western and eastern economies we 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 – with risk […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.