The commented book offers a solid and convincing critique about the origins and evolution of competition policy in Latin America, which probably could be extended elsewhere. Some of the assumptions on which the competition authorities act are unsound and farfetched, this causes notable...

The application of antitrust law to State actors is a controversial issue in competition laws worldwide. The resolution commented in this paper analyzes an specific case regarding the sourcing of pharmaceuticals and other medical products by health regional authorities in Castilla-La Mancha. In...

The enforcement of State aid prohibition in the current economic crisis provides a good example of threats faced by competition policy. At first sight one may think that state aid control by the EC Commission could become an easy 'victim' of the economic crisis due to the current multiplication...

This brief note reviews the judgments on antitrust law delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the last two years and provides a concise reference to the issues examined in each of them. It also gives a general overview of the effects that they may have in the stare decisis doctrine and in...

The exemption of application of antitrust prohibitions when they are introduced in legislative rules is established in the new Defence Competition Act 15/2007, of July 3rd 2007, in similar terms to those contained of the prior Defence Competition Act 16/1989. The drafting of section 4 of Defence...

The interface and coordination of securities regulation of tender offers, merger review proceedings set up by competition law and any other bodies of sectoral regulation potentially applicable to a given transaction is a key issue in governing modern markets. Indeed, Securities Regulation,...

Almost a year ago, and after substantial debate and a long legislative process, the reform of Spanish competition regulation was completed. The new Competition Act, which came into force on September 1, 2007, supersedes the previous Act of 1989 and significantly transforms the Spanish system for...

This paper analyses the legal measures adopted to implement Directive 2014/104/EU into Spanish law. After briefly looking at the context of private enforcement of competition law in Spain, it examines the process followed for the transposition and the issues discussed before the adoption of the...

As an example of collusive behaviour in the sugar industry, this paper looks at the Spanish sugar cartel, uncovered and sanctioned by the Spanish competition authority. It then turns into the subsequent private enforcement actions that concluded successfully last year with a €5 million award...

The decentralization of competition law enforcement in Spain has led to the creation by Autonomous Communities of agencies responsible for this task. Today most of antitrust disciplinary proceedings are heard before them, they also play other advisory and advocacy roles. However, in the area...