This paper studies three specific issues around the application of competition policy to big data. The first issue relates to market power assessment and analyses the power given by data control in the big data value chain. The second and third issues relate to abuse of dominance assessment and...

“Exaggerated claims of quality and selective discussion of the position attributes of a product or service are common and expected advertising practices.” Given the importance of the multiple mechanisms in the consumer protection Jurisprudence, this essay discusses the legal framework of...

After roughly 15 years of merger control application in the Federal Republic of Germany a reassessment of the significance of this instrument of antitrust policy seems necessary. This is particularly so in view of the reorientation of merger control policy in the United States which has been -...