Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Competition Law" produced 326 items.
| 1. Mid-Atlantic law? | January 12, 2012 |
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European law is encouraging the spread of a European variant of US-style adversarial legalism. Alfred Denning, one of Britain's most famous jurists, once stated “when we... |
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| 2. Business in brief | October 27, 2011 |
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| 3. Two deputy directors-general appointed in DG Competition | May 5, 2011 |
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Alexander Italianer appoints deputy directors-general for antitrust and mergers. The European Commission has appointed two deputy directors-general in its competition... | |
| 4. Accelerating the anti-trust process | April 20, 2011 |
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Almunia outlines how the Commission is cutting the time it takes to deal with law-breakers. Agreeing settlements with companies guilty of running cartels is allowing the... |
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| 5. Microsoft files anti-competition complaint against Google | March 31, 2011 |
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Software giant asks European Commission to investigate alleged unfair practices. Microsoft says it has filed an anti-competition complaint against internet rival Google with... |
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| 6. Divide over plans for group compensation for customers | March 10, 2011 |
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EU plans would enable group compensation for practices such as price-fixing. Consumer groups are at odds with business in pressing for legislation to allow groups of... | |
| 7. Commission investigates digital book price-fixing | March 2, 2011 |
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Investigators raid firms suspected of anti-competitive activity. European Commission antitrust officials have raided several companies in the e-book publishing sector. |
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| 8. Breaking through borders | February 24, 2011 |
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An updated version of an exhaustive but informative law book puts the single market in the dock. At over 500 pages this is a substantial work and in its latest and greatly... |
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| 9. Commission blocks Greek airline merger | January 26, 2011 |
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Almunia says Aegean-Olympic deal would have created "quasi-monopoly". The European Commission has prohibited a merger between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, saying that it... |
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| 10. Railways: ambitions v reality | January 6, 2011 |
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The importance of competition. In your article “Putting EU competition law on the right track” (9-15 September), you touched briefly upon a key issue for European... | |
| 11. Drug firms targeted in antitrust raids | December 3, 2010 |
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Companies suspected of abusing market position. The European Commission has carried out raids on several pharmaceutical companies that it suspects worked together to delay... | |
| 12. Shipping insurance under investigation | August 26, 2010 |
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European Commission findings will affect almost all shipping fleets. The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation to ascertain whether... |
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| 13. Business in brief | June 3, 2010 |
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Body-care probe The European Commission on Monday (31 May) launched an in-depth investigation into the planned takeover by consumer-goods giant Unilever of Sara Lee's... | |
| 14. Commission to investigate nuclear businesses | June 2, 2010 |
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Probe to be launched into complaints of anti-competitive behaviour by two firms. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into complaints of... |
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| 15. Lights! Competition! Action! | May 27, 2010 |
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European Commission official Anna Herold's book examines how the EU can balance competition and culture. The EU has consistently argued for a ‘cultural exception' in... |
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| 16. Commission changes car sector antitrust rules | May 27, 2010 |
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The European Commission today (27 May) revamped its antitrust rules for the car sector in order to clamp down on restrictive practices by manufacturers and reduce costs for... | |
| 17. Car dealers fear reform plans | May 20, 2010 |
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Commission to reform car-sector antitrust rules but MEPs and car repair firms critical of proposals. The European Commission will on 26 May reform its anti-trust rules for... |
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| 18. French utilities under investigation | April 16, 2010 |
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European Commission believes water companies may have acted as a cartel. The European Commission confirmed today (16 April) that antitrust officers had raided the premises... | |
| 19. Small firms fear supply changes | April 15, 2010 |
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Commission wants new rules for retailers but businesses are concerned about antitrust breaches. Retailers are engaged in last-minute lobbying to change draft legislation... |
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| 20. Commission set to end EdF antitrust probe | March 16, 2010 |
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French firm was accused of restricting competition. The European Commission is expected to close an antitrust investigation of French utility firm EdF after reaching... | |
