In this paper, we aim to investigate whether different segments of beer products can constitute a separate relevant product market within the framework of competition law. This question gained importance when the merger between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller became subject to a Phase II...

Innovation can either be viewed by the competition authorities as a parameter that should be protected from the potential negative effects of a transaction, or it can be utilized by the merging parties as part of a defense argument to set off against or abate the anticompetitive concerns raised...

Corruption is a threat to the individual, the company executive, the company's reputation and its shareholders and to international trade and commerce generally. The publication of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Guidelines has once ignited the debate surrounding proper or improper conduct of...

Nowadays one of the more commonly used types of advertisement is through the use of influencers by brands on social media. There is no doubt about social media's – and therefore the influencers' – potential to reach a wide range of global consumers. Accordingly, such reach makes this global,...

Turkish Abstract: Bu karar incelemesi “B. B.” adlı sinema filminin (“Eser”) yapımcısı ("Davacı") ile davalı arasında eserin işleme, çoğaltma, umuma iletim haklarının davalıya devri ve temlikine ilişkin olarak imzalanan Yayın Hakkı Lisans Sözleşmesi (“Sözleşme”)...

Turkish Abstract: İşbu makalede ilk olarak, Avrupa Birliği Komisyonu, Avrupa Genel Mahkemesi ve Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı'nın, Intel Corporation kararındaki değerlendirmeleri özetlenmiş ve bu doğrultuda, ABAD'ın farklılaşan değerlendirmelerine vurgu yapılarak bunların AB ve...

English Abstract: With its MasterCard decision on 9 September 2014, the Third Chamber of the General Court has emphasized that the essence of public access to administrative documents is traced at the application of exceptions and the procedure of refusal of such request. According to the...

Turkish Abstract: Yakın tarihli kararlara gelinceye kadar, 4054 Sayılı Kanun'un 4. maddesinin uyumlu eylem yolu ile ihlal edildiği sonucuna varılan her Rekabet Kurulu kararında, paralelliğe ek olarak bir teşebbüsler arası irtibat delili bulunmuştur. Oysa Rekabet Kurulunun son...