4 septiembre, 2019 – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

4 septiembre, 20194 septiembre, 2019 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

Video de la conferencia: “Objetivos, planes y evaluación de las autoridades de competencia”

4 septiembre, 2019 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

Convocatoria de artículos para ASCOLA 2020. Tema central: “Competencia e Innovación en Mercados Digitales”

FRAND and Antitrust 11 noviembre, 2019
Herb Hovenkamp, Penn addresses FRAND and Antitrust. ABSTRACT: This paper considers when a patentee’s violation of a FRAND commitment also violates the antitrust laws. It warns against two extremes. First is thinking that any violation of a FRAND obligation is...
D Daniel Sokol
Competition Law and Policy as a Tool for Development: A Review of Making Markets Work for Africa: Markets, Development, and Competition Law in Sub-Saharan Africa by Eleanor Fox and Mor Bakhoum 11 noviembre, 2019
Jasper Lubeto, TLO Law Associates offers Competition Law and Policy as a Tool for Development: A Review of Making Markets Work for Africa: Markets, Development, and Competition Law in Sub-Saharan Africa by Eleanor Fox and Mor Bakhoum. ABSTRACT: Prior to...
D Daniel Sokol
Breaking Up is Hard to Do 11 noviembre, 2019
Stephen Houck, Offit Kurman, argues Breaking Up is Hard to Do. ABSTRACT: This article considers under what circumstances government enforcement agencies should seek remedial relief in respect of such companies and whether breaking them up is an appropriate form of...
D Daniel Sokol

Dolo del asegurado que oculta el riesgo 11 noviembre, 2019
Elizabeth SonrelLa razón decisoria de la sentencia recurrida consiste en que el asegurado, al contestar al cuestionario antes de firmarlo, ocultó datos sobre su salud, por él conocidos al tiempo de suscribir la póliza, cuya influencia en la valoración del riesgo razonablemente podía conocer y que estaban directamente relacionados con la enfermedad que determ […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
El abuso de la economía del comportamiento 11 noviembre, 2019
ZurbaránEsta columna de David Gal explica con claridad algunos de los excesos en el uso de la etiqueta “Economía del comportamiento” por parte de sus “canónigos”, esto es, de los que se ganan la vida en el negocio de la consultoría de políticas públicas. Pone el ejemplo del uso de un jabón líquido desinfectante por parte de los que entran en un hospital. Se […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Para qué razonamos (iv) 9 noviembre, 2019
Cómo se fabrican los pianos SteinwayDice Seabright: Los seres humanos son la especie más adaptable ecológicamente y con una mayor cooperación en nuestro planeta... También somos los más espectacular y violentamente competitivos, y los manipuladores más astutos de todas las especies. Esto puede parecer una descripción incoherente, pero de hecho las últimas cu […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL

Low fines for vertical price fixing against Swiss ski manufacturer after leniency application 7 noviembre, 2019
Introduction The Swiss Competition Commission (“ComCo”) fined Stöckli Swiss Sports (“Stöckli”), a Swiss manufacturer of Skis and other sport products, for vertical price fixing with its dealers with CHF 140’000. The fine was rather low, as Stöckli had filed a leniency application, albeit after ComCo having opened the investigation, and a settlement was reach […]
Marcel Meinhardt, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/marcel-meinhardt/, Array
UK Merger Control: An Expansive Approach to Jurisdiction 5 noviembre, 2019
In his letter to Government[1] from February this year, the Chairman of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) proposed the introduction of a mandatory and suspensory notification regime in the UK for “larger mergers”. The adoption of this proposal would result in the creation of a hybrid regime in the UK, with the notification... Continue reading […]
David Riley, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/david-riley/, Array
‘Barriers to exit’ in Bulgarian Merger Control 4 noviembre, 2019
By 19 July 2018 the Bulgarian competition authority (“the Bulgarian NCA”/ “CPC”) had never blocked a transaction in a merger control procedure.[1] Since then, CPC has prohibited a total of 4 concentrations[2], including proposed acquisitions of the Bulgarian subsidiaries of CEZ A.S. (“CEZ BG group”) by various investors twice.[3] The last prohibition occurre […]
Plamen Yotov, http://competitionlawblog.kluwercompetitionlaw.com/author/plamen-yotov/, Array

Twelve Other Carmakers Move to Support Government Enforcement of Uniform Federal Standards on Emissions. – Will the DOJ Investigate? 7 noviembre, 2019
This article follows up on an October 15, 2019 article by the author on a reported investigation by the DOJ Antitrust Division into possible ‘collusion’ by four carmakers in entering into a framework agreement with the State of California on emissions standards. What the government antitrust enforcers choose not to pursue may be as revealing... Continue read […]
Richard Wolfram, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/richardwolfram/, Array
Supreme Court Review Sought for Per Se Rule in Criminal Cases 30 octubre, 2019
A petition for review is before the Supreme Court filed by three California real estate investors who were convicted after trial under Section 1 of the Sherman Act for bid rigging at real estate foreclosure auctions. The defendants preserved their objection that the application of the per se rule was unconstitutional because it took an... Continue reading T […]
Robert E. Connolly, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/roberteconnolly/, Array
The DOJ Investigates Car Manufacturers for ‘Collusion’ in Their Framework Agreement with California on Gas Mileage and Emissions Standards: Sounding the Depths of Prosecutorial Discretion on Anticompetitive Collusion As Distinguished from Procompetitive Collaboration 15 octubre, 2019
At a historic moment in the country when political winds are doing flips, turning impossible corners and reaching even weather forecasting, it is imperative that law enforcement remain solidly grounded in fact and the law. An abiding hope, maybe now more than ever, and no less true for antitrust, especially given its economic and marketplace... Continue read […]
Richard Wolfram, http://antitrustconnect.com/author/richardwolfram/, Array

Should Advertising Regulators Enforce Wokeness?: Canadian Lawyer 10 septiembre, 2019
September 10, 2019 In my new Canadian Lawyer column, I take a look at two recent U.K. ASA advertising decisions with potential implications for Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to my column. ******************* In an interesting development, two ads were recently banned under new gender stereotyping in advertising rules recently implemented by […]
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Canadian Competition Law Compliance Programs: Key Requirements 22 agosto, 2019
August 22, 2019 Practical Law Canada has published a New Legal Update, which discusses key requirements of competition law compliance programs in Canada, in light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent shift to align its approach to recognizing compliance programs with Canada. Below is an excerpt with a link to the full Legal Update […]
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Canadian Spam Law (CASL): Common Compliance Errors 18 agosto, 2019
August 18, 2019 Canada’s federal anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into force more than five years ago. Since then, marketers and their advisors have been working to comply with what remains a complex and difficult law with a number of outstanding uncertainties in key areas. In providing CASL advice to marketing clients since the law came into […]
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La Comisión (UE) publica sus «Passing-on Guidelines» (julio 2019) 9 julio, 2019
La Comisión (UE) ha publicado su última aportación para ayudar a la cuantificación del daño derivado de infracciones de competencia, esta vez en relación con el sobrecoste repercutido al comprador indirecto (su texto aquí), cumpliendo de esta forma con el artículo 16 de la Directiva 2014/104/UE (la conocida «Directiva de Daños»). Conviene recordar que el art […]
Doble sanción («doble barrera») y principio «non bis in idem» (STJUE de 3 de abril de 2019) 27 mayo, 2019
La Sentencia del TJUE de 3 de abril de 2019 (aquí) trata el interesante tema de la «aplicación doble» del Derecho Antitrust por parte de Autoridades Nacionales, como respuesta a una petición de decisión prejudicial planteada por el Tribunal Supremo de Polonia en un asunto relativo a un abuso de posición dominante. La posible imposición de una doble multa (un […]
La aplicación del «principio de continuidad» al ámbito de las acciones de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos antitrust (Skanska) 16 marzo, 2019
Ahí continúa, pese a todo... (Photo by F. de la Vega)El TJUE resuelve en su sentencia de 14 de marzo de 2019 (aquí) una petición de decisión prejudicial relacionada con las acciones de indemnización por infracción del Derecho de la Unión en materia de competencia. Se plantea la determinación del «responsable» por los daños derivados de ilícitos antitrust cua […]

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

Mobile payments, antitrust and socio-economic development 18 julio, 2018
Digital Markets, Mobile Payments Systems, and Development – Competition Policy Implications in Developing Countries in Light of the EU Experience “Abstract The digitization of economic activity has important socio-economic development implications and at the same time creates challenges for antitrust analysis. These implications and challenges have been met […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust
A contribution to the empirics of algorithmic pricing 12 julio, 2018
An Empirical Analysis of Algorithmic Pricing on Amazon Marketplace “Abstract The rise of e-commerce has unlocked practical applications for algorithmic pricing (also called dynamic pricing algorithms), where sellers set prices using computer algorithms. Travel websites and large, well known e-retailers have already adopted algorithmic pricing strategies, but […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust
What do computer scientists have to say about algorithmic collusion? 4 julio, 2018
The importance of talking to computer scientists before making assumptions about what pricing algorithms can do: Algorithms, Machine Learning, and Collusion “Abstract This paper discusses the question whether self-learning price-setting algorithms are able to coordinate their pricing behaviour to achieve a collusive outcome that maximizes the joint profits o […]
DevelopingWorldAntitrust

Recidivism: a Commission fining policy that might not be hitting the mark 5 julio, 2016
Kevin Coates
Defining a single and continuous infringement in cases with asymmetrical participation 31 mayo, 2016
Defining a set of conduct as a single and continuous infringement (SCI) has significant consequences for parties to a cartel, in particular for their exposure in follow-on damages actions. It is no surprise, therefore, that the increased prevalence of damages actions in Europe has led to greater scrutiny of the Commission’s findings about SCI. In […]
Kevin Coates
Something old and something new 30 mayo, 2016
As avid readers of social media, Politico, Chillin Competition and other places will know, I left the Commission at the end of February. On 4 April I joined Covington’s growing competition team in Brussels. I will continue to write on this blog – though experience has taught me to make no promises as to whether […]
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: 4 septiembre, 2019

Video de la conferencia: “Objetivos, planes y evaluación de las autoridades de competencia”

Convocatoria de artículos para ASCOLA 2020. Tema central: “Competencia e Innovación en Mercados Digitales”

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