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What Should Europe’s “Do Something!” Moment Mean for Competition?
By Cristina Caffarra[1] Mario Draghi’s recent plea “Do Something!” before the European Parliament was an exasperated call to action for European institutions failing to adopt the recommendations from his September 2024 report – while Europe’s structural economic and geopolitical crisis is deepening. Can European competition policy, which managed to remain…
Region
Africa

By: John Oxenham, Andreas Stargard, Stephany Torres & Megan Friday* I. Introduction South Africa is a pioneer among African jurisdictions employing a consideration of the “public interest” in antitrust merger…
Asia

I. INTRODUCTION China is experiencing a period of robust and steady antitrust enforcement and policy development. In terms of enforcement, we have witnessed an intensified focus on sectors vital to…
Latin America

By Paulo Burnier da Silveira[1] & Gabriela Berbert-Born[2] I. Introduction The topic of “Interim Measures in Abuse of Dominance Investigations: Recent Developments in Latin America” was recently discussed during the…
South Asia

By Anisha Chand1 & Tanveer Verma2 On September 10 2024, the amendments to the Indian Competition Act, 2002 (Competition Act) regarding merger control came into force. A significant amendment…
Europe

By Cristina Caffarra[1] Mario Draghi’s recent plea “Do Something!” before the European Parliament was an exasperated call to action for European institutions failing to adopt the recommendations from his September…
US & Canada

By David B. Schwartz, Julie Catala Marty, Darren Ray & Lucille Valadou[1] As companies examine their sustainability priorities in 2025, they should be aware of a large and growing rift…
ICN

By Eleanor Fox1 Happy Birthday, ICN, from a fan who knew you when. But don’t lie on laurels bed. You have lots of work ahead. It is a pleasure…
Oceania

By Leandra Diem* & Barbora Jedličková** The concept of competition law as it relates to public procurement is not a particularly common topic of discussion in Australia. Unlike in Switzerland…
Topic
Cartel

By Niall E. Lynch & Sydney Kirlan-Stout* I. Introduction Dating to 1907, California’s Cartwright Act1 is the primary state law through which private plaintiffs and state agencies challenge allegedly…
IP Law

By Richard S. Taffet and Nina Jayne Carroll1 I. INTRODUCTION FRAND is now a well-recognized acronym referring to licensing standard essential patents (“SEPs”) on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms.…
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