Category: Commentary Elsewhere

Inadvertent Collusion in E-Commerce: EU’s Highest Court Confirms that Automated Messages Can Put Recipients on the Hook for a Price-Fixing Cartel…

From AntitrustConnect Blog by Bill Batchelor and Grant Murray, Baker & McKenzie Eturas runs the e-commerce back-end of 30 travel agents in Lithuania.  An administrator message to each member informed them that the e-commerce functionality allowing each travel agent to grant discounts would be capped at 3 per cent.  That message appeared in part of the system relating to “information messages”. The Court of Justice found that… Continue reading Link: http://antitrustconnect.com/?p=1918

Streetmap v Google: lessons for pending Article 102 TFEU cases (including Google itself)

From Chillin’Competition by Pablo Ibanez Colomo On Friday last week, the High Court of England and Wales ruled on the dispute between Streetmap and Google (see here). It is a really interesting read, and one that shows that – whether or not one agrees with the outcome – courts can deal effectively with complex competition law matters (I am told that […] Link: http://chillingcompetition.com/?p=9847

European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog: European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era “Massimiliano Kadar, European Commission – Directorate General for Competition discusses European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era. ABSTRACT: What is the role of competition policy in the digital economy? The question is not new, and many have commented on…” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation of this section on the “About the Site” page.

European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era

From Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog by D Daniel Sokol Massimiliano Kadar, European Commission – Directorate General for Competition discusses European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era. ABSTRACT: What is the role of competition policy in the digital economy? The question is not new, and many have commented on… Link: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/antitrustprof_blog/2016/02/european-union-competition-law-in-the-digital-era.html