March 20, 2013
US: One lawyer stands against major banks in renewed antitrust...
A new development in a fight-year fight against three major Wall Street banks has been revived by a New York appeals court Tuesday as a lawyer contends the banks violated...
March 20, 2013
Ireland: Consumer Agency hires new five-year leader despite plans to...
While Ireland’s National Consumer Agency is set to merger with the Competition Authority later this year, the NCA has hired its new leader in a five-year contract. Former Central Banker...
March 20, 2013
US: Antitrust guru Judge Ginsburg to join George Mason University
Judge Douglas Ginsburg, who sits on Washington’s federal appeals court, will reportedly join George Mason University’s law school as a member of its faculty as the university pulls him away...
March 20, 2013
EU: Chipmakers for SIM cards anticipate major crackdown
Sources say the European Commission is preparing to send a statement of objections to makers of microchips for smart cards outlining complaints and concerns that date back four years. Three...
March 20, 2013
US: Freddie Mac wants in on LIBOR scandal with new...
Freddie Mac is reportedly getting involved in fighting the LIBOR scandal with its own lawsuit against more than a dozen banks, including Bank of America Corp., UBS AG and JPMorgan...
March 20, 2013
Microsoft Fined for Non-Compliance: A Game-Changer in Antitrust Settlements
Mar 21, 2013 CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) presents: Microsoft Fined for Non-Compliance: A Game-Changer in Antitrust Settlements by Mario Mariniello (Bruegel) Introduction by Europe...
March 19, 2013
Finland: Authorities want plastic pipe merger blocked
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has announced it will act to block a merger between two manufacturers of plastic pipe, citing that the deal will likely increase costs for...
March 19, 2013
Australia: Engineering group ordered to pay millions for bid-rigging in...
The Federal Court of Australia has announced the defendants, an engineering group, in a bid-rigging case have been ordered to pay $22.4 million in damages. The case, initiated by Pala...
March 19, 2013
New Zealand: Commission follows suit in mega publisher merger
The Commerce Commission has fallen in line with the US and Australia in approving of a merger between publishing houses Penguin in Random House, resulting in a mega global publisher....