Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has today issued its highest ever fine of 2.9 billion reais (€1.3 billion) to five industrial gas manufacturers for alleged long-term cartel activity.
CADE slaps record cartel penalty on gas companies
Thursday, 02 September
Telecom NZ wins appeal
Thursday, 02 September
New Zealand’s Supreme Court has ruled the country’s Commerce Commission failed to prove that Telecom New Zealand abused its dominant position.
Deutsche Post triumphs in EU state aid saga
Thursday, 02 September
Deutsche Post today prevailed before the European Court of Justice in the long-running state aid case concerning €572 million of support granted by Germany’s government for the provision of mail delivery services.
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Fifteen years ago, some companies joked that their competition compliance programme consisted of a shredder. Now, creating training programmes, implementing networks of communication and creating internal avenues for whistleblowers is an integral part of business for in-house and private practice lawyers. Despite the importance of compliance in preventing antitrust violations, competition authorities have issued relatively little guidance on the subject. Rosalind Donald investigates
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