We’re looking at a pretty basic question in this issue—Has the definition of a cartel expanded so that a wider variety of antitrust violations are being brought as cartel violations?…

Mark Katz, Chantelle Spagnola, Dec 17, 2013 On October 31, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a trilogy of decisions holding that indirect purchasers (such as consumers and retailers)…

Richard Taffet, Michael Whitlock, Dec 17, 2013 In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, government investigations into how global financial benchmarks are set and influenced by market participants spawned…

Cecil Saehoon Chung, Seung Hyuck Han, Sung Bom Park, Dec 17, 2013 In recent years, antitrust enforcement agencies around the globe have enjoyed more efficient and effective cartel enforcement in…

Rein Wesseling, Dec 17, 2013 The media tend to refer to gangs that produce and distribute drugs as “cartels.” Of course these are not cartels as we, as antitrust lawyers,…

Howard Morse, Dec 17, 2013 The leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice—during Democratic and Republican Administrations alike—has actively encouraged competition law enforcers around the world to prosecute cartels, and…

Omar Guerrero Rodriquez, Alan Ramirez Casazza, Dec 17, 2013 There is international consensus in regards to considering hard-core cartels as the most serious violation in competition law. There is also…