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EU Commission Hits Google With Abuse Of Dominance Charges Over Android

Posted  04/20/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Richard Pike and Yulia Tosheva Just as expected, following a one-year investigation and a number of information requests, the European Commission formally announced today that it is accusing Google’s parent company, Alphabet, of abusing its dominant position in relation to the Android mobile operating system. Google is already facing antitrust charges...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  04/4/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. FTC Accuses Endo, Other Drugmakers of Antitrust Violations.  The Federal Trade Commission has accused several drugmakers of violating antitrust laws by agreeing to delay the U.S. launches of cheaper generic versions of two popular pain treatments.  It's the first so-called "pay for delay" case brought by...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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UK Payment Systems Regulator Issues “Final Guidance” Heralding Major Changes In Operation Of Payment Systems

Posted  04/1/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Yulia Tosheva and Irene Fraile The UK Payment Systems Regulator (“PSR”) has published a final guidance on its approach to monitoring compliance with the EU Interchange Fee Regulation (“IFR”), which is changing the way payment systems operate in Europe. The PSR, which was launched in April 2015, is an independent economic regulator that oversees...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/21/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU may investigate online content providers over cross-border trade.  European antitrust regulators are poised to investigate allegations that two out of three online content providers may be blocking consumers in another EU country from buying their products or services.  The findings by the European...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/14/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU Watchdog Could Expand Criteria to Initiate Merger Reviews.  European Union antitrust regulators are considering expanding the criteria that requires companies to seek merger approval in an effort to ensure deals involving start-ups producing key data or products do not slip through the net.  Under...

Tagged in: Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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The Antitrust Week in Review

Posted  03/7/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Europe’s Antitrust Enforcer on Google, Apple and the Year Ahead.  Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s competition commissioner, is expected to move ahead in the coming months in the antitrust case she filed against Google, in which she has accused the company of favoring some of its own services...

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European Union Begins Looking at Comprehensive Regulation of Virtual Currencies

Posted  03/2/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Yulia Tosheva, Richard Pike and James Ashe-Taylor The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) took a tentative first step toward the regulation of virtual currencies regulation of virtual currencies last week with the issuance of a draft report on virtual currencies. The regulation of virtual currencies is already...

Tagged in: International Competition Issues, Money Laundering,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/29/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Dow Chemical settles price-fixing case after Justice Scalia's death. Dow Chemical has agreed to pay $835 million to settle a decade-long lawsuit on price fixing, saying that the death of Justice Antonin Scalia lessened its chances of overturning the verdict at the Supreme Court.  Dow, which is in the...

Tagged in: Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues, Price Fixing,

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EU Telegraphs It Is Probing Whether Western Union Colluded To Drive Rivals Out Of Money-Transfer Market

Posted  02/26/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Richard Pike and Yulia Tosheva The European Commission has reportedly launched a preliminary antitrust investigation into possible collusion by Western Union in the money remittance market. According to sources, the European Commission is investigating whether exclusivity contracts signed between money-transfer provider Western Union and retail outlets...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/22/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Google CEO to meet EU antitrust chief on Feb. 25 – sources. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai will meet Europe's antitrust chief Thursday for the first time since his appointment last August, according to sources.  European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who has accused the world's...

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