7 noviembre, 2017 – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

Clarifying the Enforceability of Jurisdiction Clauses for Private Actions of Competition Law: Case C-59/19 Wikingerhof (Case C-59/19 Wikingerhof v Booking.com, EU:C:2020:950) 5 mayo, 2021
Clarifying the Enforceability of Jurisdiction Clauses for Private Actions of Competition Law: Case C-59/19 Wikingerhof (Case C-59/19 Wikingerhof v Booking.com, EU:C:2020:950) Pauline Le More Legal actions initiated before the court of the place where the damage caused by the alleged...
D Daniel Sokol
A New Kid on the Block: How Will Competition Law Get along with the DMA? 5 mayo, 2021
A New Kid on the Block: How Will Competition Law Get along with the DMA? Cani Fernández The debate on the challenges posed by digital platforms has captured a large share of the attention from the antitrust community in the...
D Daniel Sokol
Cartel Damages and Causation—The Landmark ‘Schienenkartell II’ Judgment 5 mayo, 2021
Cartel Damages and Causation—The Landmark ‘Schienenkartell II’ Judgment Carolin Marx, Judith Solzbach, Tobias Wetlitzky In its second ruling in connection with the so-called rail cartel,1 the German Federal Court of Justice (in German: ‘Bundesgerichtshof’, short ‘FCJ’) partly upheld and partly...
D Daniel Sokol

Cláusula de reparto igualitario de los beneficios: es válida. En las relaciones internas de una SL, la autonomía privada prevalece 5 mayo, 2021
foto: Pedro Fraile La segunda objeción expresada en la calificación impugnada es relativa a la disposición estatutaria por la cual se establece que «la distribución de dividendos a los socios no se realizará en proporción a su participación en el capital social, sino que todos los socios tendrán derecho a una misma proporción de dividendos, con independencia […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Es válida la designación del representante de la comunidad hereditaria en la sociedad por el causante 5 mayo, 2021
Foto: Pedro Fraile La primera objeción que opone la registradora a la inscripción de la escritura cuya calificación es impugnada se refiere a la cláusula de los estatutos sociales según la cual «se establece la posibilidad de que cada socio pueda designar un representante para el ejercicio de los derechos sociales constante la comunidad hereditaria, si así l […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
La dirección general regaña al notario y al registrador porque no aplican ágilmente la ley de emprendedores y sus estatutos tipo 5 mayo, 2021
foto: Pedro FraileLo más gracioso es que el registrador critica al autor – el gobierno – del Real Decreto 421/2015, de 29 de mayo, por el que se regulan los modelos de estatutos-tipo y de escritura pública estandarizados de las sociedades de responsabilidad limitada, se aprueba modelo de estatutos-tipo, se regula la Agenda Electrónica Notarial y la Bolsa de […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL

The Interaction Between Blockchain and Competition Law in the Indian Competition Regime 5 mayo, 2021
While the skyrocketed technological advancements add immense comfort to human lives, they bring certain tied-up gifts for humans to ponder upon. One such technology which recently had an enormous outburst in the economic structures is that of blockchains. Blockchain is one of the most revolutionary consequences of the advancement of digital commerce which is […]
Vishal Rajvansh (The Competition & Commercial Law Review) and Saumya Sinha (Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors)
May You Live Interesting Times: A Year (and a Quarter) in Review in Spanish Merger Control 4 mayo, 2021
It has been another exciting year in Spanish Merger Control. To the overarching importance of the pandemic, we have to add political appointments, more Phase II investigations and resort to innovative packages of remedies. The Spanish Enforcer in Times of Pandemic In June 2020, the council of the Comisión Nacional de Mercados y de... Continue reading
Pablo Figueroa (Garrido Abogados) and Ruben Gil Puente (Garrido Abogados)
The DMA Proposal and the Court of Justice: All eyes on Luxembourg 3 mayo, 2021
In my second post on matters related to the DMA Proposal (see for another post here), I would like to draw the readers’ attention to the role of the Court of Justice. I am not going to touch upon potential challenges of the DMA or questions of judicial review of acts taken by the Commission... Continue reading
Assimakis Komninos (White & Case)

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: 7 noviembre, 2017

Apuestas en línea y competencia desleal.

Call for Papers: “Antitrust at the intersection of law and economics”