News and publications

08 | 02 | 2010

Les coûts à court terme - Application aux tests de prix prédateurs (Short-term costs - Application to predatory prices)

by Dr Laurent Flochel (in French), published in published in Concurrences: Revue des droits de la concurrence, No. 1-2010

16 | 10 | 2009

Excessive Pricing Disharmony

16 | 10 | 2009

Draining Liquidity

23 | 09 | 2009

The importance of a theory of harm

04 | 03 | 2010

Autorité de la concurrence rejects complaint against Carrefour

On 4 March 2010, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) published a decision rejecting a complaint lodged by SEFAG, a syndicate of grocery retailers, against the Carrefour Group for abuse of economic dependence. SEFAG claimed that Carrefour Group locked the franchise... More

17 | 02 | 2010

South African Competition Tribunal finds that SAA abused its dominance in complaint brought by Comair

On 17 February 2010 the South African Competition Tribunal ruled that South African Airways (SAA) had abused its dominant position in the South African airline market during the period 2001 to 2005. The anti-competitive conduct consisted of the offer of exclusionary incentive schemes to domestic ... More

10 | 02 | 2010

OFT clears Ambassador/Live Nation theatre deal

On 10 February 2010, the OFT gave unconditional clearance to the acquisition by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) of the theatres formerly owned by Live Nation (LN). ATG and LN owned large portfolios of theatres in the UK, with venues in 22 locations including London's West End.

A number of ... More

26 | 01 | 2010

French Competition Authority clears acquisition of TMC and NT1 by TF1

On 26 January 2010, the French Competition Authority (FCA) conditionally cleared the acquisition by TF1, the main traditional French broadcasting channel, of full control over TMC and NT1, two digital terrestrial channels. After a Phase II investigation, the FCA concluded that without remedies, t... More