During the financial crisis, companies and lenders found themselves in distressed situations. Competition authorities across the globe had to deal with controversial issues such as the application of the ‘failing firm’ defence in merger transactions as well as assessment of emergency aid...

In December 2005, the European Commission published a Discussion Paper which discusses the competitive analysis of conduct of dominant firms that might constitute exclusionary abuse. The introduction and general tone of the paper, reflecting the comments made by the Commissioner for Competition...

Both the European Commission and the UK authorities have legislative powers to examine a market that they feel isn't working properly in order to investigate if there are any competition and/or other problems that require remedying. Such powers include the ability to initiate and/or undertake...

Both the Free Trade Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding concluded between Canada and Chile contain provisions relating to competition law enforcement cooperation. These agreements include terms covering inter alia the following cooperative concepts: comity, consultations, conflict...