From Chillin’Competition: Streetmap v Google: lessons for pending Article 102 TFEU cases (including Google itself) “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 […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, […]
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” […]
From Competition Bulletin: Asset acquisitions revisited “Earlier this year, I suggested that the law on when an asset acquisition might amount to a merger was somewhat opaque. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Eurotunnel II [2015] EWCA Civ 487 has brought some additional clarity, although the messy procedural history of that case has caused its own problems. A quick re-cap on […]” This is Commentary Elsewhere, from writers around the web. Please note the explanation […]
From CPI RSS: Monopolization and abuse of dominance: Why Europe is different “The U.S. law of monopolization and the EU law of abuse of dominance share some common ground. The projects for convergence, however, have tended to obscure some basic differences. Each set of laws grows from its own roots and lives in its own “house” of institutions and value sets. Convergence is more apparent at the agency level, while distinctiveness is unmistakable at the […]
