Sweden appoints new department heads

Friday, 13 January 2012

Sweden's Competition Authority reintroduced a dedicated economics department
Sweden’s Competition Authority has re-introduced an economics office and appointed a new acting chief economist and new head of department.

SWEDEN: Court imposes record fines for margin squeeze

Friday, 06 January 2012

Olle RislundCederquistStockholm

SWEDEN: Swedish dairy merger puts into question the relevance of failing firm

Friday, 06 January 2012

Olle RislundCederquistStockholm

Sweden issues largest abuse fine

Friday, 09 December 2011

Sweden's Competition Authority issued the highest fine ever for abuse of dominance
Stockholm City Court has fined telecoms company Telia Sonera 144 million krone (€16million) for abusing its dominant position by squeezing its competitors’ margins.

Johansson returns to Roschier

Thursday, 08 December 2011

Lars Johansson
Lars Johansson will rejoin Roschier to head its Stockholm competition practice, after two years spent at Nord & Co in the same city.

Sweden takes media merger to court

Monday, 28 November 2011

Com Hem will appear before a Stockholm court
Sweden’s Competition Authority is referring cable TV provider Com Hem to court over concerns that its acquisition of broadcaster and internet provider Canal Digital's cable TV operations could make the merged company "too dominant".

Sweden approves Arla’s failing firm takeover of Milko

Friday, 28 October 2011

Milky: Arla Foods buys Milko under a little-used law
Sweden’s Competition Authority has approved Arla Foods’ bid to merge with its struggling dairy rival Milko.

Kastell builds in Stockholm

Monday, 22 August 2011

Pamela Hansson
Pamela Hansson, a former case manager at Sweden’s Competition Authority, has joined Stockholm antitrust boutique Kastell as an associate.

Sweden takes closer look at dairy deal

Thursday, 04 August 2011

Arla/Milko under the microscope
Sweden’s Competition Authority has opened an in-depth investigation of the proposed merger between dairies Arla Foods and Milko.

Sweden targets state-owned bus services

Monday, 06 June 2011

Sweden’s Competition Authority has launched proceedings against government-owned bus company Skelleftebuss for allegedly abusing its dominance in the contracted transport market.

ECJ: margin squeeze is stand-alone abuse

Premium Article - Monday, 21 February 2011

ECJ issues TeliaSonera judgment
The European Court of Justice has ruled that margin squeeze is a separate category of competition law infringement, not merely a form of refusal to supply.

Vinge partner takes on Swedish authority role

Premium Article - Monday, 07 February 2011

Karlsson spent six years at Vinge
Sweden’s Competition Authority has hired competition specialist Per Karlsson as head of its legal department.

Sweden announces more choice in health care market

Premium Article - Monday, 29 November 2010

Sweden’s Competition Authority says competition and consumer choice in the country’s health care sector have improved.

Sweden takes tyre companies to court

Premium Article - Thursday, 25 November 2010

Sweden’s Competition Authority has filed a summons at the Stockholm City Court against two tyre companies for operating a bid-rigging cartel.

Waiting in the wings

Premium Article - Thursday, 18 November 2010

Cartel enforcement in Sweden seems to be experiencing a lull, but with new leadership and powers to hand, shouldn’t the Competition Authority be ramping up its activity? Rachel Bull went to Stockholm to find out what the authority is up to behind the scenes

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