In June the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium and Prof. Petit (University of Liège, Belgium) officially launched the first Brussels-based LLM in Competition Law and Economics. More information about the School and its programme can be found on its website. According to the site, ‘The BSC’s primary purpose is to organize, from 2010 onwards, a high profile, specialized course (in English) in Competition Law and Economics’.
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European News – Brussels School of Competition
Posted by Julie Clarke on 5 August 2010
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Some international news; Intel, Google etc
Posted by Julie Clarke on 22 September 2009
The Intel Decision
The European Commission has now released a non-confidential version of its decision in the Intel case (all 518 pages), in which it fined Intel €1.06 billion for abusing its dominant position:
- Press Release announcing €1.06 billion fine against Intel (13 May 2009)
- EC Press release announcing release of its non-confidential reasons in the Intel case (21 September)
- The Intel decision (provisional non-confidential version) released 21 September 2009
US Antitrust Division and the Google Book Search case
The US Department of Justice (Antitrust Division) has weighed into the pending Google Book Search case, recently filing a statement opposing a proposed class settlement:
- The Antitrust Division Filing of 18 September
- Blog discussion by Randy Picker, University of Chicago
- Useful Commentary by Danny Sullivan
- New York Times article – ‘US Urges Changes to Google Book Deal
EU Consults on Vertical Agreements
On 28 July 2009 the EC launched a formal consultation on EU Rules applicable to vertical agreements. See discussion by Sheppard Mulin.
Changes to Canadian law
Bill C-10, which received Royal Assent on 12 March 12, introduced significant changes to the Canadian Competition Act. McCarthy Tetrault has provided a couple of useful overviews of the changes:
- Government Enacts Significant Changes to Canada’s Merger Review Laws (29 May 2009)
- Governmeng Enacts Significant Changes to Canada’s Competition Laws (17 September 2009)
Politics and the Pursuit of Efficiency in New Zealand
Bronwyn E Howell has written a paper on ‘Politics and the Pursuit of Efficiency in New Zealand’
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