UK: CMA asked to pause competition law to avoid food shortages
August 7, 2019
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Britain’s food and drinks industry has asked the government to suspend competition law in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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Japan: JFTC demands action from four big contractors with multiple antitrust cases
August 7, 2019
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Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Kazuyuki Sugimoto has separately summoned the presidents of four major general contractors to demand
EU: Commission opens investigation into PKN’s bid for Lotos
August 7, 2019
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Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen’s bid for rival Lotos may reduce competition in Poland and neighboring countries and push up
US: Allergan to shed two drugs for AbbVie deal
August 7, 2019
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Allergan has confirmed that it will divest experimental inflammatory bowel disease therapy brazikumab and marketed drug Zenpep ahead of its
US/UK: FTC clears Boston Sci’s $4B purchase of BTG
August 7, 2019
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The Federal Trade Commission has approved Boston Scientific’s US$4 billion acquisition of British medtech company BTG, according to a regulatory
Canada: Study finds that many Canadians benefit from choice of Internet providers
August 7, 2019
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As of 2018, more than 1 million Canadian households had chosen an independent provider for their high-speed Internet connection. That’s
Chile: Garrigues hires Mario Ybar to lead the antitrust practice
August 7, 2019
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Garrigues continues to consolidate its offering in Latin America with the incorporation of lawyer Mario Ybar to head the antitrust
EU: Commission accuses Deutsche Telekom’s Czech unit of blocking rivals
August 7, 2019
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EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday, August 7, charged Deutsche Telekom’s Czech unit—O2 CZ—and Czech telecoms infrastructure provider Cetin with restricting
Concealed Data Practices and Competition Law: Why Privacy Matters
August 7, 2019
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By Katharine Kemp (University of New South Wales) This paper argues that the degradation of consumer data privacy in the
US/EU: Mastercard to buy part of payments company Nets for $3.19B
August 6, 2019
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In its biggest acquisition to date, Mastercard will buy Nets for €2.85 billion (US$3.19 billion). With the purchase of the
