Thursday, 29 March 2012
The European Commission has fined Czech energy companies Energetický a průmyslový and EP Investment Advisors €2.5 million for obstructing an inspection.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Featured In: October 2011 (Vol. 14 Iss. 9)
When a company contemplates a merger, when it’s the subject of a dawn raid, or when it needs to devise a compliance programme, competition law advisors are never far from the scene. Those advisors may be a formidable team from a storied City firm. But working alongside any group of external antitrust advisers are their essential in-house counterparts. Each side brings its own specialist skills and expertise to the table, but with costs, policy agendas and ever-changing legal frameworks to contend with, professional relationships are frequently put to the test. Rachel Bull investigates
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Spain’s Competition Commission (CNC) has fined ferry operator Trasmediterránea and its subsidiary Europa Ferries more than €2 million for obstructing an investigation at the companies’ premises.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Transport company Deutsche Bahn has filed an application to have an investigation against it annulled, alleging that the European Commission overreached its search powers when carrying out a dawn raid.
Monday, 08 August 2011
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has carried out dawn raids at several mattress companies accused of colluding to fix prices on their products.
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has carried out dawn raids at the premises of four industrial bearings manufacturers on suspicion of price-fixing activity.
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Greece’s Competition Commission has issued a statement of objections to a flour company, a trade association and several company executives for allegedly obstructing a dawn raid.
Friday, 10 June 2011
The European Commission says it carried out surprise inspections earlier this week on makers of steering wheels, safety belts and airbags in several member states.
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Ireland’s Competition Authority today defended its inspection of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), after the organisation retaliated with hostile allegations.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 25 May 2011
The European Commission has fined two water management companies €8 million for breaking a seal during a dawn raid.
Premium Article - Friday, 08 April 2011
Korea’s Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation of the country’s three mobile phone companies over allegations of price fixing.
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The European Commission has opened an investigation of German railway magnate Deutsche Bahn, citing alleged abuse of dominance.
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The European Commission has carried out dawn raids on several e-book retailers.
Premium Article - Thursday, 27 January 2011
A dawn raid carried out by Brazil’s state prosecutor of Santa Catarina is a sign that the fight against cartels is no longer "centralised in Brasilia", according to a former head of the antitrust division at Brazil’s Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE).
Premium Article - Wednesday, 26 January 2011
The Netherlands’ Competition Authority (NMa) has launched an investigation of two travel operators over alleged pricing fixing.
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