Rosalind Donald speaks to Scott Hammond, deputy assistant attorney general for criminal enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division 

The two US government agencies charged with granting antitrust immunity to airline alliances can’t stop arguing over what’s best for American consumers. Rachel Bull finds out why the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation just don’t get along

The two US government agencies charged with granting antitrust immunity to airline alliances can’t stop arguing over what’s best for American consumers. Rachel Bull finds out why the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation just don’t get along

On 5 April, the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU) began to apply a new procedure for handling cases of alleged violation of the country’s Anti-Monopoly Law. Mochamad Fachri of Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners of Jakarta, member firm of Baker & McKenzie, offers a preliminary assessment

Some suggestions for the evolution of unilateral conduct laws. Written by A Neil Campbell, head of McMillan LLP’s competition practice in Toronto, and J William Rowley QC, international arbitrator at 20 Essex Street in London and chairman emeritus and special counsel at McMillan

Robin Adelstein

Poland’s Competition Authority is more effective and more transparent that ever before thanks to the leadership of Malgorzata Krasnodebska-Tomkiel. Rosalind Donald talked to her about reforming the country’s competition regime and the future of Polish antitrust enforcement

Competition law is going from strength to strength in Poland, with practitioners reporting an increase in work since the country’s competition regime was overhauled three years ago, writes Rosalind Donald

For many years the competition scene in Switzerland has remained relatively static. But with an energised competition authority, things may be changing. Rachel Bull travelled to Zurich to find out more

In June, Walter Stoffel will step down as president of Switzerland's Competition Commission after more than seven years in the role. He talks to Rachel Bull about his achievements and the challenges for his successor

The president of Poland’s competition authority, Malgorzata Krasnodebska-Tomkiel, has been hailed as the best leader the authority has ever had. But despite the considerable effort she’s made to increase both effectiveness and transparency, concerns about a gulf between business and the authority remain. Rosalind Donald investigates

With reforms to the Cartel Act and the arrival of a new commission head both imminent, Switzerland’s competition regime may be on the verge of its biggest shake-up to date. Rachel Bull went to Zurich to find out more

Allied Orthopedic Appliances Inc v Tyco Health Care Group LP, 592 F.3d 991 (9th Cir 2010)

Ronan Harty and Edward N Moss

Davis Polk & Wardwell

New York

FTC imposed sanctions on two KTV companies for violation of pre-combination filing requirement

Stephen C Wu and Yvonne Y Hsieh

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law

Taipei

Federal Administrative Court finds no abuse of dominant position and annuls 333 million Swiss franc fine against Swisscom Mobile

Daniel Hufschmid

Lenz & Staehelin

Zurich

A possible abuse of a dominant position should be taken into consideration before ruling in a trademark infringement dispute

Olle Rislund and Sara Bergdahl

Cederquist

Sweden

Ministry of Economic Development to oversee South Africa’s competition authorities

Daryl Dingley and Erin Warmington

Webber Wentzel

Johannesburg

Decision pursuant to a binding adverse opinion issued by the media regulator

Ricardo Filipe Costa

Marques Mendes & Associados

Lisbon

Decision issued by the Polish Competition Authority may signal a significant shift in the policy of the competition watchdog

Aleksander Stawicki and Ewa Gojniczek

WKB Wierci´nski Kwieci´nski Baehr

Warsaw

An over-lenient application of its leniency regime or a clear signal to the market?

Valentina Finazzo and Riccardo Franceschi

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Rome

Code-sharing agreement between two major airlines could result in formation of cartel and abuse of a dominant position, says CCI

Suchitra Chitale

Chitale & Chitale Partners

New Delhi

Courts held that sale of computers with pre-installed software does not infringe the French prohibition of tying sales and clarified the question of the price display of computers’ components

Jérôme Philippe and Aude-Charlotte Guyon

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Paris

Niko Hukkinen and Maria Troberg

Roschier Attorneys Ltd

Helsinki

Bestseller, a wholesale clothing distributor and retailer, has been allowed to use its joint IT system provided it comply with a number of conditions

Jan-Erik Svensson

Gorrissen Federspiel

Copenhagen

Mobistar is to purchase KPN Belgium Business, subject to remedies offered

Vincent Mussche

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Brussels

Possible criminalisation of competition law infringements

Vincent Mussche

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Brussels