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The Rise of the Platform Economy : A New Challenge for EU Consumer Law?

Busch, Christoph - 2016

The aim of this paper is to reflect upon the need to adjust EU consumer contract law to take into account the changing market structure caused by the rise of online platforms such as Airbnb, Uber or Amazon Marketplace. It is argued that the existing regulatory framework is primarily focused on...

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Potential Competitive Effects of Vertical Mergers : A How-To Guide for Practitioners

Salop, Steven C. - 2015

The purpose of this short article is to aid practitioners in analyzing the competitive effects of vertical and complementary product mergers. It is also intended to assist the agencies if and when they undertake revision of the 1984 U.S. Vertical Merger Guidelines. Those Guidelines are out of...

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The Judgment of the EU General Court in Intel and the So-Called 'More Economic Approach' to Abuse of Dominance

Wils, Wouter P. J. - 2015

This paper discusses the judgment of the EU General Court of 12 June 2014 in the Intel case. It argues that the EU case-law on the use of exclusivity rebate systems by undertakings occupying a dominant position is economically sound, and that the criticism directed at this case-law is ill-founded

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De-Merger Regimes in Europe - Are National Deconcentration Powers an Appropriate Tool for Enhancing Competition in the EU?

Thomas, Stefan - 2015

national deconcentration laws are actually an appropriate antitrust tool. The effectiveness of such provisions is highly …

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On Extraterritoriality and the Gazprom Case

Martyniszyn, Marek - 2015

The European Commission's (EC) investigation of Gazprom's business practices in the EU raises a number of questions. This article comments on the issue of the EC's jurisdiction in transnational cases in general and in particular — in the context of the Gazprom case, in light of another...

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The Appropriate Legal Standard and Sufficient Economic Evidence for Exclusive Dealing Under Section 2 : The FTC's <I>McWane</I> Case

Salop, Steven C. - 2014

The FTC recently found McWane, Inc. liable for unlawful monopoly maintenance by a 3-1 majority. The dispute among the FTC Commissioners raises important and interesting issues regarding the law and economics of exclusive dealing and the proper evaluation of the competitive effects of...

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Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law : A Comparison with, and Lessons from, the US

Jones, Alison - 2016

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Tying, Exclusivity, and Standard-Essential Patents

Hovenkamp, Erik - 2018

violating the SEP holder's commitment. The case for antitrust intervention is harder to make, but in principle the arrangement … could act to exclude actual or potential competition in the collateral input market, bringing it within antitrust's reach. I …

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Making Contribution Work : The Liability of Immunity Recipients under the EU Antitrust Damages Directive

Koenig, Carsten - 2018

The EU Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions holds multiple injurers jointly and severally liable for the harm they …

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Comparing Parent Company Liability in EU and US Competition Law

Koenig, Carsten - 2018

It is a well-established principle of EU competition law that parent companies can be fined for antitrust infringements … by their subsidiaries. Under the new EU Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions, parent company liability is likely to be … extended to private antitrust suits. In the United States, in contrast, no fine will be imposed on a parent company unless the …

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