The Swedish Competition Authority may bring an action before the court to sue for competition damages even where the behaviour that forms the basis of the claim has already been forbidden by the Market Court. This is the result of the Stockholm City Court’s decision not to approve Swedavia’s petition for the dismissal of a […]

The Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, CNMC (Spain´s National Authority for Competition and Markets) began operations in 2013, creating a new authority in charge of both competition and regulatory matters. The new authority merged the competition authority, the CNC, with several sector regulators responsible for Telecom, Energy, Railway, Postal, Audiovisual, and Airport […]

  In September, US Federal Trade Commission staff and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice released a joint model waiver of confidentiality for use in civil matters involving non-U.S. competition authorities. The model waiver can be used by individuals and companies in merger and civil enforcement matters involving concurrent review by US and […]

  The ACCC published updated Informal Merger Review Process Guidelines 2013 to provide guidance to the business community, their advisers and the public about the ACCC’s processes for considering mergers and the types of information that will assist the ACCC in making an assessment. According to the ACCC, “the Process Guidelines reflect the ACCC’s continuing […]

The Competition Bureau of Canada recently launched a public consultation seeking the assistance of Canadians to identify sectors of the economy in which the Bureau could play a targeted role in advocating for increased competition. Members of the public who have views about potential areas in which the Bureau could advocate for increased competition are […]

  The CARICOM Competition Commission announced the official launch of its full-featured website www.caricomcompetitioncommission.com.  The website includes recent news and articles about the Commission, as well as on competition law and policy in the CARICOM.   According to Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Kusha Haraksingh, “the website is an important step in promoting the awareness of fair […]

  The COMESA Competition Commission is seeking consultants to review existing regulations and draft guidelines. Interested candidates should apply before September 24, 2013. For more information, see here.

In March, a new Danish Competition Act came into force. It amended the legal framework for sanctions to include imprisonment for participating in a cartel and a considerable increase in the level of fines imposed on natural persons and undertakings.

The Federal Trade Commission released its draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2014-2018 for stakeholder review and comment. The strategic plan presents strategic goals, objectives, strategies, and performance goals for the next five years.

The Bundeskartellamt recently published new guidelines on the setting of fines for cartel proceedings.