CALL FOR PAPERS: Sixth Annual Conference on Competition Law,Economics and Policy in South Africa, 6 September 2012

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This annual conference on competition law, economics and policy is the leading conference in South Africa at which practitioners (lawyers and economists), academics and policy analysts review cases and issues in t ...
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New Concorde to balance bigger pay-out with bigger calendar

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Details emerging about the newest Concorde Agreement suggest that while the teams can expect to receive the biggest one-off payment ever offered, they will also have to accept less palatable conditions in order to benefit. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone c ...
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Canada lifts threshold for foreign takeover reviews

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OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will boost the threshold at which it will review proposed foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, the industry minister said on Friday, but he stopped short of fulfilling a go ...
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The ‘does it matter’ test for competition laws

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The Competition Law and Economics Network had an interesting seminar during the week by Professor Maurice Stucke. While I will discuss the economics side below, the legal side interested me most (as a non-lawyer). It related to ‘intent’ ...
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A shabby saga that has real consequences

Source: The Telegraph

Yesterday was day 78 of the Leveson Inquiry. Detailed evidence was taken about such arcane matters as the regulatory due process to be followed in media takeover bids and whether undertakings in lieu were a good thing or not. ...
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Ecclestone hints at Concorde accord

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Bernie Ecclestone has used the traditional day off at the Monaco Grand Prix to suggest that unanimity has been reached with all twelve F1 teams to sign the latest version of the Concorde Agreement. The announcement, made via CNN World Sport, com ...
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‘Milk crisis’ fuels dairy industry EC antitrust investigations

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According to a European Commission (EC) report, national competition authorities (NCAs) across the 27 European Union (EU) member states have been paying particular attention to the sale of raw milk after several years of raw milk price increases and ins ...
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Suffolk: Oyster-style travel card could be introduced to make using public transport faster and easier

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A COUNTY version of the hugely-popular Oyster card is set to replace the eXplore card which was scrapped last year. It would first be issued to young people to give them discounts on journeys to school, college or work – but could b ...
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Ninth Circuit: Juice maker's naming, labeling claims barred

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SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court ruled last week that federal regulations bar a juice company's pursuit of name and labeling claims against beverage heavyweight Coca-Cola. Plaintiff Pom Wonderful LLC sued defendant Coca ...
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