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The ultimate competition law quiz | Chillin'Competition
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Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. The ultimate competition law quiz. It’s been quite a while since our last quizz (see here. For some of them). In a recent book review I wrote: “. Ask most competition specialists about what a restriction of competition is and you will get a surprising variety of theories, and most likely some striking silences. So this is an empirical test. The question should be simple for anyone geek enough to read this blog:. Written by Alfonso Lamadrid. I am g...
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The definitive article on two-sided markets, by me | Chillin'Competition
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Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. The definitive article on two-sided markets, by me. 1) Economic theories on multi-sided markets are now well established and, in fact, earned Prof. Tirole a Nobel Prize earlier this year; (2) Some of the most prominent ongoing cases, including the two concerning. Go to the heart of antitrust issues in multi-sided settings; (3) In addition, the EU has been said to intend to regulate “platforms” ( see here. As you may remember, I gave my views on th...
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Antitrust Scholarship | Chillin'Competition
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Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Archive for the ‘ Antitrust Scholarship. The Association of European Competition Law Judges. Lack of recent blogging activity on my side has to do with the complexities of juggling a particularly busy period at work (currently writing from Luxembourg, again) with parenting a little man, half-training for a triathlon next Saturday ( this guy. But on Friday I had the great privilege of being the guest lawyer (literally) at the conference. 1) Economi...
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The Double Duality of Two-Sided Markets | Chillin'Competition
https://chillingcompetition.com/2014/11/28/the-double-duality-of-two-sided-markets
Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. The Double Duality of Two-Sided Markets. I’m typing live from the Swedish Competition Authority’s top-notch Pros and Cons conference. Which in this 13th edition deals with the pros and cons of two-sided markets. Despite the fact that the conference has been opened by myself and will be closed by Nicolas Petit, I promise this is a serious and highly reputed event. Lamadrid The Double Duality of Two Sided Markets. Written by Alfonso Lamadrid. 8230;]...
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Regulating TV markets to protect BT? Not again, Ofcom. Please | Chillin'Competition
https://chillingcompetition.com/2015/02/26/regulating-tv-markets-to-protect-bt-not-again-ofcom-please
Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Regulating TV markets to protect BT? Not again, Ofcom. Please. Many of you will have read the headlines. About the recent auction organised by the Premier League. A couple of weeks ago, Sky and BT paid a record sum of 5.1bn (up from 3bn in 2012) for the TV rights to three seasons of the top English football championship (2016-17 to 2018-19). Sky secured the majority of the rights (126 matches per season out of a total of 168). About whether the re...
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The Brussels School of Competition | Chillin'Competition
https://chillingcompetition.com/2015/05/13/the-brussels-school-of-competition
Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. The Brussels School of Competition. Over the past few years the Brussels School of Competition. Has established itself as one of the best places to study competition law in the EU. Very few programs feature a comparable line-up of visiting professors. Aside from the main course, the BSC also organizes a number of events, somo of which have received our attention on this blog (see, for example, this post. 8211; On 28 May 2015. 8211; On 9 June 2015.
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Much more on the Intel Judgment | Chillin'Competition
https://chillingcompetition.com/2015/02/23/much-more-on-the-intel-judgment
Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Much more on the Intel Judgment. Judgment seems to have become one of the favorite hobbies of some of our leading competition law experts. One of the most downloaded and talked-about competition law articles of the year was Wouter Wils. 8216; one on “. The Judgment of the EU General Court in Intel and the So-Called “More Economic Approach” to Abuse of Dominance. 8220;, which we discussed and first announced here. 8216;s (see here. 8216;s “. Excell...
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Materials on commitment decisions + upcoming conferences (on Intel, Samsung and Motorola) | Chillin'Competition
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Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Materials on commitment decisions upcoming conferences (on Intel, Samsung and Motorola). Leave a comment ». I realized yesterday that the slides used by all speakers at the Brussels School of Competition’s and Liège Competition and Innovation Institute’s very interesting conference on Commitment Decisions in EU Competition Policy are available here. The image above corresponds to one of mines ( Lamadrid Commitments. Next Monday 16 of June. Authors...
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Uncategorized | Chillin'Competition
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Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Archive for the ‘ Uncategorized. AG Opinion in Joined Cases C-20/15 P y C-21/15 P, Santander and World Duty Free Group (ex-Autogrill): Wathelet proposes nothing short of a revolution. I do not have this certainty anymore after reading yesterday’s Opinion. By AG Wathelet in the. World Duty Free Group. Which is the most controversial case of the past few years. From a functional perspective, the Opinion, if followed, would have major consequences...
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Two important Opinions: AG Kokott on Post Danmark II (C-23/14) and AG Wahl on AC Treuhand (C-194/14 P) | Chillin'Competition
https://chillingcompetition.com/2015/05/21/two-important-opinions-ag-kokott-on-post-danmark-ii-c-2314-and-ag-wahl-on-ac-treuhand-c-19414-p
Relaxing whilst doing Competition Law is not an Oxymoron. Two important Opinions: AG Kokott on Post Danmark II (C-23/14) and AG Wahl on AC Treuhand (C-194/14 P). That said, both Opinions raise most interesting questions regarding two very different issues, one of them novel (. Can a cartel facilitator be sanctioned under 101 TFEU despite not being a party to the agreement? And one of them fairly old but always hot (. What are the criteria to assess loyalty rebates by a dominant firm? Kokott sends a clear...
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