In this issue: Our articles from Asia highlight the global commonality of competition policy challenges. David Round & Manish Agarwal report on new Australian legislation criminalizing cartel participation; Abdullah Hussain…

Manish Agarwal, David Round, May 14, 2010 On July 24, 2009, the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act 2009 (“Cartels Act”) came into force in Australia, introducing…

Teo Eng Cheong, May 14, 2010 Singapore has been consistently ranked among the world’s most competitive economies by renowned reports such as the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report. As…

The Japan Fair Trade Commission, May 14, 2010 The Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) vigorously enforces the Japanese competition law, Antimonopoly Act (“AMA”) to improve the competitive environment with the…

Abdullah Hussain, May 14, 2010 Along with the substantive provisions of the Act being brought into force, the Government established the three member Competition Appellate Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) headquartered in…

Wendy Bloom, May 14, 2010 Economic analysis now plays an important role at the class certification stage of antitrust class actions. This is due to the increased scrutiny by courts…