In this issue: Currently uniting 114 competition authorities from both developed and developing countries, the ICN in its 10 years of existence has contributed significantly to the harmonization and convergence of global antitrust law and policy. Our guest editor, Paul Lugard, who edited a commemorative volume of essays—The International Competition Network at 10—for the ICN’s […]

Paul Lugard, Jul 14, 2011 Since its inception in 2001, the International Competition Network (ICN) has achieved remarkable results. Currently uniting 114 competition authorities from both developed and developing countries, the ICN has contributed significantly to the harmonization and convergence of global procedural and substantive antitrust law and policy. The ICN substantially contributes to increasing […]

Cynthia Lewis Lagdameo, Charles Webb, Jul 14, 2011 Pricing has never been more complex for companies operating across national borders. In addition to considerations arising from local supply and demand conditions and factors such as national tax laws and exchange rates, companies operating internationally must also take into account the potential effects that different countries’ […]

Paul Lugard, Jul 14, 2011 Over the past decade, the International Competition Network (“ICN”) has brought important changes to the substance, procedure, and administration of completion law. Founded in 2001 by 15 competition agencies as a virtual, practical, and results-oriented network of competition agencies to: (i) encourage the dissemination of antitrust experience and best practices; […]

Marcus Bezzi, Jozsef Sarai, Jul 14, 2011 The trend towards globalized economies and the increasingly global nature of product and service markets, perhaps unsurprisingly, has also led to cross-border and global-cartel activity. At its 3rd Annual Conference, as a response to this development, the International Competition Network (“ICN”) decided to establish a new working group […]

Neil Campbell, Sorcha O’Carroll, Jul 14, 2011 India’s new merger regime illustrates how the International Competition Network’s Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures can help to improve merger control processes. In this review, we focus on three areas of practical importance to merging parties that also have significant implications for the effectiveness and […]

Maria Coppola, Jul 14, 2011 Cross-border mergers and acquisitions need approval from an increasing number of competition agencies. Today more than 90 jurisdictions actively engage in merger review, an increase from approximately 60 jurisdictions in 2000, and fewer than a dozen jurisdictions in 1990. As the volume of cross-border transactions increases and with merger filings […]

Sophie Mitchell, Jul 14, 2011 The tenth annual conference of the International Competition Network (“ICN”) held in The Hague, The Netherlands, in May 2011, marked an important milestone in the ICN’s development. It provided an opportunity to celebrate the ICN’s success in its first decade and to consider the network’s goals and future priorities. It […]

Gianni De Stefano, Javier Ruiz Calzado, Jul 14, 2011 On February 17, 2011, the Court of Justice handed down a judgment on a series of questions referred from the Stockholm District Court on the interpretation of Article 102 TFEU in relation to an alleged abuse of dominance in the form of a margin squeeze (the TeliaSonera judgment). The […]

Simon Taylor, Jul 14, 2011 Competitive neutrality describes the aim of a level playing field in mixed public/private markets, where state-owned or quasi-public bodies line up to compete with private sector companies. These markets tend to be distorted as a result of structural advantages enjoyed by public providers and a failure by public buyers to […]