GCR Volume 20 - Issue 9

In this magazine

Americas: 

• GCR Live New York:
  • Feinstein denies FTC divestiture failures
  • US DOJ: merger counsel should highlight overlaps
  • McSweeny: privacy competition standard could have sunk Facebook/WhatsApp
  • Grenfell: shift in competition sentiment is broader than Brexit
• Public Interest in merger reviews
• Canada: 
  • Interview – John Pecman, Canada’s Commissioner of Competition
  • Competition bar
• News

Europe:

• GCR Live Competition Litigation:
  • English judge warns against accelerated ECJ referrals
  • EU decisions still “evidence” in English courts post-Brexit, QC says
  • Economic theory may not suffice for passing on defence
  • CAT appears optimistic about collective damages certification
  • Multilateral settlements are desirable but difficult
• Italy: 
  • Interview – Gabriella Muscolo, Italy’s Competition Authority
  • Competition Bar
• GCR Live State Aid: 
  • Banking will remain a priority, says DG Comp state aid chief
• Russia: 
  • Interview - Igor Artemiev, Federal Antimonopoly Service
  • Competition Bar
• News

Asia-Pacific:

• GCR Live East Asia Summit: 
  • ACCC to examine information exchange
  • Substantive antitrust law can tackle digital economy, panel agrees
• News

GCR Live: 

• Women in Antitrust:
  • US and Mexico antitrust heads diverge on regulation
  • EU unilateral conduct cases may be political, experts say
  • Beijing lawyer denies China’s authorities favour national interests
  • Privacy is part of antitrust, says former EU official

Middle East & Africa: 

• News