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Gatekeeping Without Dominance: The Regulatory Pacing Problem in Indian E-commerce

 |  Nov 2, 2026

By Dr. Ritam Arora[i] I. Introduction: Digital technologies have entered almost every sector of the economy, and digital platforms are increasingly integral to market operations. In India’s e-commerce sector in particular, certain platforms have, because of their scale and indispensability, increasingly become essential infrastructure for users.[ii] These platforms are no...

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Africa
Exemptions as a Competition Policy Tool in South Africa
 |  Sep 14, 2026

By: Nicola Theron[1] & Timothy Evans[2] I. Introduction The abuse of market power, along with several other anti-competitive horizontal and vertical practices, is prohibited by the South African Competition Act...

Asia
2025: The Year Chinese Merger Control Came Back!
 |  Jan 16, 2026

By: Adrian Emch[1]   I. Introduction 2025 proved a busy year for merger control in China, as the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – China’s antitrust authority – beefs...

Latin America
Merger Control in the Absence of FDI Screening in Latin America

By: Mariana Camacho Ordóñez[1] & Francesca Chocano Villanueva[2]   I. Introduction Most Latin American countries review foreign acquisitions for their effects on competition, but few have dedicated foreign direct investment...

South Asia
Gatekeeping Without Dominance: The Regulatory Pacing Problem in Indian E-commerce
 |  Nov 2, 2026

By Dr. Ritam Arora[i] I. Introduction: Digital technologies have entered almost every sector of the economy, and digital platforms are increasingly integral to market operations. In India’s e-commerce sector in...

Europe
Modernizing European Competition Policy: Dead on Arrival
 |  Sep 10, 2026

By: Cristina Caffarra[1]   The world we live in is convulsed by the most extraordinarily far-reaching technological transformation, poised to either unmeasurably improve the human condition and create human-to-machine relations...

US & Canada
On the Inference of Collusion in Algorithmic Pricing: Lessons From Cornish-Adebiyi V. Caesars
 |  Oct 29, 2026

By: Sencer Ecer & Mehmet Ekmekci I. Distinguishing Information Effects from Collusive Coordination The growing use of common pricing algorithms (hub-and-spoke systems) has generated an important question for antitrust law:...

ICN
Happy Birthday, ICN
 |  Dec 5, 2021

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 to wish the ICN a happy birthday and many more. I remember well when ICN was just a gleam in a few eyes. I was […]

Oceania
Public Tenders and Competition Law: Are We Acting Competitively in Australia?
 |  May 15, 2024

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...

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Cartel
Criminal Antitrust Enforcement by the California Attorney General: What Can We Expect?
 |  Aug 15, 2024

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
What’s FRAND Got to Do With It: How Will Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory Terms be Determined for Accessing Digital Platforms?
 |  Mar 17, 2024

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....