The Paris Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed a decision by France’s former Competition Council to fine 15 perfume manufacturers and distributors for vertical price fixing, in the latest stage of a case that dates back to 1999.
Paris court third ruling upholds perfume decision
Friday, 27 January
Steptoe adds two partners to its DC antitrust practice
Friday, 27 January
Steptoe & Johnson LLP has poached two antitrust lawyers from rivals in Washington, DC.
DG Comp takes Bulgaria to court
Friday, 27 January
The European Commission yesterday referred Bulgaria to the European Court of Justice, for allegedly failing to implement legislation designed to boost competition in the railway sector.
Other Headlines
Latest Features
New York’s finest
The Big Apple continues to hold its own as one of the country’s true centres for competition law. Ron Knox meets New York’s best and brightest
The holding pattern
Since Christine Varney stepped down from the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division last year, observers have speculated as to whether the Obama administration would choose a new nominee to take over the division full-time. But with a presidential election less than a year away, time is running out. Ron Knox examines the White House’s choice
Israel’s competition bar
Centre stage
An interview with David Gilo
This Week's Most Read Stories
Current Issue
In this issue:
Surveys: New York, Israel • US Assistant Attorney General • Year in review • Isolde Goggin interview • Ricardo Napolitani interview
In-depth
EU Cartel Survey
For the past two months, GCR has compiled and analysed EU cartel cases decided between 2005 and now. In eight articles, Ron Knox illuminates some of the hitherto unanswered questions about the EU and its cartel fines, including how easy is it to plead poverty, does the EC unfairly target non-European companies, and which mitigating factors stand the best prospect of success.
More in-depth articles
GCR Editorial Calendar
Details on coming features and projects.
News from other LBR publications
Featured Article
Centre stage
Friday, 06 January
After a summer of public unrest, Israel’s Antitrust Authority has found itself in the spotlight. The authority is keen to play its part in restoring order to the economy, but are the measures being taken to increase its powers a step too far? Faaez Samadi looks at the issues
GCR Live Events
Mar
02
Law Leaders Asia-Pacific 2012
Organiser: Global Competition Review
Fri, 2nd March - Sat, 3rd March
Singapore, Singapore
Mar
14
Mar
27
