25 enero, 2009 – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

25 enero, 20096 febrero, 2010 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

“Manual para la formulación y aplicación de las leyes de competencia” (UNCTAD, 2004)

Vertical Control 13 abril, 2021
Vertical Control Herbert Hovenkamp University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School; University College London Abstract Antitrust litigation often requires courts to consider challenges to vertical “control.” How does a firm injure competition by limiting...
D Daniel Sokol
Douglas H. Ginsburg Remarks on the Consumer Welfare Standard, On the Occasion of Receiving the John Sherman Award from the Antitrust Division Department of Justice 13 abril, 2021
Douglas H. Ginsburg Remarks on the Consumer Welfare Standard, On the Occasion of Receiving the John Sherman Award from the Antitrust Division Department of Justice Douglas H. Ginsburg George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty; U.S. Court of...
D Daniel Sokol
Forced Choice vs. Inertia? An Exploratory Analysis of Choice Screens Applied in the European Microsoft Antitrust Case 13 abril, 2021
Forced Choice vs. Inertia? An Exploratory Analysis of Choice Screens Applied in the European Microsoft Antitrust Case Omar Vásquez Duque Stanford University, School of Law, Students; Stanford University, Department of Economics, Students Abstract In March 2010 Microsoft started displaying a...
D Daniel Sokol

El Supremo inadmite el recurso de casación de la Abogacía del Estado contra la sentencia de la Audiencia Nacional que había apreciado la prescripción de las conductas sancionadas por la CNMC en el sector del transporte frigorífico 12 abril, 2021
foto: JJBOSELa conducta sancionada por la CNMC fue una de recomendación de precios. ATFRIE, la patronal del sector del transporte frigorífico por carretera, había difundido entre “sus asociados las tarifas aplicables a los servicios de transporte internacional frigorífico de mercancías por carretera”. También se acusó a ATFRIE de una pretendida participación […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Dolo del deudor y del cofiador 10 abril, 2021
foto: JJBOSEPor Esther GonzálezEs la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 21 de marzo de 2021 ECLI:ES:TS:2021:973La sociedad Benito Sistemas de Carpintería suscribió un préstamo participativo con la Sociedad Regional de Promoción del Principado de Asturias, que fue avalado por la sociedad IBERSA y por D. Arcadio mediante aval solidario y a primer requerimiento. […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Completamiento de los términos del aumento de capital acordado por la junta y capital autorizado en la sociedad limitada 9 abril, 2021
foto: JJBOSEIntroducciónLos que conciben el Derecho de Sociedades como una suerte de Derecho Administrativo en el que todo lo que no está expresamente permitido está prohibido, en lugar de como parte del Derecho de Contratos y del Derecho de Cosas (Derecho de los Patrimonios), vienen limitando la autonomía privada no sólo en la sociedad anónima sino, paradój […]
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Enter the DMA bis! The new Article 22 Guidance and how it accompanies the DMA 13 abril, 2021
At a recent post, I discussed how the European Commission’s change of approach with the publication of its new Guidance on Article 22 of the Merger Regulation, in reality, should be seen as an accompanying measure to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). I called this a “DMA bis”. Let me share my thoughts in a slightly... Continue reading
Assimakis Komninos (White & Case)
Changed Policies of GAFAs, Limited Impact of DMA/DSA on Targeted Ads: Competition Law as the Solution? 12 abril, 2021
Recently, Google and Apple have changed their policy for targeted online advertising. Privacy-conscious users have been switching to alternatives for years, however, completely avoiding being tracked by online tech giants is virtually impossible. Nevertheless, the online ad industry has grown tremendously in the last decade, and targeted behavioural advertis […]
Nicolas Fafchamps (BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation) and Lena Hornkohl (Deputy Editor) (Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law)
The Supreme Court of Russia Issues First Guidance For Courts Regarding Competition Law 8 abril, 2021
On March 4, 2021, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (the Court) issued its first Guidance for Courts, the so-called Plenum, which specifically concerned competition law. The guidance wants to ensure uniformity of practice in the application of Russia’s competition law, the so-called Antimonopoly Law. Already in 2008, the former Supreme Commercial C […]
Konstantin Voropaev (Gett Inc. Moscow)

House Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protections Authored by Senators Grassley, Leahy 10 diciembre, 2020
Congratulations to Senator Chuck Grassley and Patrick Leahy for the passage in the House of Representatives of their bipartisan legislation that has already passed the Senate that aims to protect whistleblowers who come forward with information on criminal antitrust violations. In a December 8, 2020 Press Release Senator Grassley said, “The Criminal Antitr […]
Robert E. Connolly (Law Office of Robert Connolly)
A Look Back at Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Antitrust Opinions While on the Supreme Court 19 septiembre, 2020
As tributes pour in for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following news of her passing on September 18, the jurist is being remembered for her efforts to support women’s rights. This post is intended to provide a look back at Ginsburg’s contributions to antitrust law during her time on the High Court from... Continue reading The post A Look Bac […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
Seven U.S. business review letters in seven months reflect interest in Antitrust Division’s views on proposed business conduct 30 julio, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued more business review letters in 2020 than in any year since 2002. Recent years have averaged only one letter. So why is there this sudden interest in a statement of the Antitrust Division’s enforcement intentions with respect to proposed business conduct? Concerns about how the Antitrust... Continu […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)

Competition Bureau Reiterates Narrow Enforcement Position For No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements Between Competing Employers 5 diciembre, 2020
December 3, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) recent statement on no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competing employers. Such agreements have increasing been the subject of debate following U.S. enforcement in relation to tech c […]
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Hockey Helmet Performance Claims Case Illustrates Competition Act Compliance Requirements 21 noviembre, 2020
November 21, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent enforcement by the Competition Bureau against an ice hockey helmet manufacturer in relation to allegedly unsupported performance claims. The Legal Update includes an overview of the case, requirements imposed by the Compet […]
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Competition Bureau Navigates the Pandemic 4 noviembre, 2020
November 4, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses highlights of the Commissioner of Competition’s address on October 21, 2020 at the Canadian Bar Association’s annual competition law conference, which took the form of an online symposium this year. The Commissioner focused on […] […]
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Cálculo de multas cuando no hay volumen de negocios en el ejercicio inmediatamente anterior al de la imposición de la multa (interés casacional) 25 febrero, 2021
El artículo 63 de la Ley española 15/2007, de Defensa de la Competencia, regula las sanciones que pueden imponerse a infracciones de competencia, estableciendo según su gravedad porcentajes sobre el volumen de negocios total de la empresa infractora en el ejercicio inmediatamente anterior al de la imposición de la multa. En relación con este aspecto el Tribu […]
Tres razones procesales por las que el private enforcement del sistema antitrust norteamericano es más eficiente (por Prof. Dra. Mª Victoria Torre Sustaeta) 17 enero, 2021
Resulta ineludible, sobre todo en el marco de la “aplicación privada”, o mejor, tutela judicial del Derecho de la Competencia, atender a sus orígenes, si con ello nos referimos al sistema artífice y ejemplo a seguir por la Unión. Y no solo en el ámbito jurídico material, sino también en el de su enforcement ya que su comprensión evidenciará muchas de las dif […]
Pretensiones contra Facebook en Estados Unidos 10 diciembre, 2020
La demanda que frente a Facebook en Estados Unidos contiene las siguientes pretensiones (la demanda íntegra puede consultarla aquí):1. Que se juzgue si Facebook ha violado la Sección 2 de Sherman Ley, 15 U.S.C. § 2. Recordemos que esta sección prohíbe a toda persona la monopolización o su intento, o la combinación o conspiración con cualquier otra persona o […]

Comisión Europea v Google 28 agosto, 2015
Hace cuatro meses, la Comisión Europea le envió a Google [Diclaimer: este blog se aloja en un sitio de Google] su Statement of Objections (SO) en la que indicaba qué le objetaba a dicha firma (síntesis: buscador, android tal vez, otros que no recuerdo). La investigación comenzó en 2010, convengamos. En síntesis, se decía:"Google systematically positions […]
Francisco Agüero
i am back 28 agosto, 2015
El último post fue hace varios meses. Razones para escribir, abundan. Razones para no escribir, pueden ser mayores. Como sea: I am back.
Francisco Agüero
U. of Chicago Summer Institute Law and Economics: Economic Analysis of Contracts and Commercial Law 14 enero, 2015
Un interesante programa en Derecho & Economía imparte la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago, en julio de este año. Me parece recomendable (disclaimer: postulé a él), y hay docentes del nivel de Eric Posner, Randal Picker, entre otros.Más información, acá: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/lawecon/summerinstitute P.D.. El deadline se ha extendido, […]
Francisco Agüero

The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): mapping recitals onto the relevant articles 3 febrero, 2021
Caveat: this is a judgement exercise. The links I’ve made may be wrong and / or incomplete. Recitals without a specific Article: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 34, 35, Articles without a specific recital: 1 (subject matter and scope), 14 (opening of market investigation), 25 (cease and desist), 33 (MS request for […]
Kevin Coates
The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): services and obligations reference 3 febrero, 2021
[Note this is just a reference sheet of the regulated services and the obligations.] Article 2(2)(a) online intermediation services; Article 2(2)(b) online search engines; Article 2(2)(c) online social networking services; Article 2(2)(d) video-sharing platform services; Article 2(2)(e) number-independent interpersonal communication services; Article 2( […]
Kevin Coates
The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): enforcement powers, and the curious treatment of Article 25 3 febrero, 2021
“I would draw your attention to the curious treatment of Article 25 in the recitals.” “But the recitals say nothing about Article 25.” “That is the curious treatment.” (With apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) Remedies for breaches of the DMA In the European Commission’s draft DMA, Article 25 covers the consequences for a breach […]
Kevin Coates

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Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

Competencia y Regulación en América Latina | Antitrust and Regulation in Latin America | Concorrência e Regulamento na América Latina

Día: 25 enero, 2009

“Manual para la formulación y aplicación de las leyes de competencia” (UNCTAD, 2004)