A monolith can be described as a geological feature “consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains.” In architecture, it may refer to “a single large piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument or building.” A literary or artistic work may constitute a monolith...

In this article we introduce the reader to the most important cases in competition law between the beginnings of 2012, until May 2013. Our focus is on either the novelties in the cases or on issues which might be interesting for an international readership due to the recent developments and...

In this paper, we analyze a recent antitrust case of abuse of dominance decided by a Chinese administrative enforcement agency under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”). A key issue in this case involves the impact of loyalty rebate programs used by a dominant firm. We provide an overview of...

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of the European Commission’s implementation of the European Union’s (EU) competition policies as an opposing mechanism towards the tax avoidance schemes of Multinational Corporations (MNCs). The analysis focuses on the Commission’s efforts to curb the...

The article presents an analysis of Article 6 of the Romanian Competition Law and details specific examples of abusive practices in cases heard by the Romanian Competition Council on the abuse of a dominant position

"Harnessing the tension between "equity" and "efficiency" and achieving the optimal equilibrium between these policy objectives, has long been one of the major questions bedevilling economics and, more generally, political philosophy in liberal democracies but also beyond."