Applicability of Deal Value Threshold in Share Swap Transactions in India
The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has embarked on a transformative journey to enhance its merger control framework, with pivotal changes taking effect on 10 September 2024. These reforms arise...Read more
Prateek Sethi
Associate Vice President - Legal, Bharti Airtel Limited, India
Payback Time: Trump and EU’s “Exorbitant” Fines vs US Tech Companies
The election of Donald Trump for a second term of the US Presidency is of considerable concern to the European Union (EU), NATO, and states worldwide in general owing to...Read more
Roy Girasa
Professor of Law, Pace University, USA
The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 and its Impact on Inter-Corporate Deliberations
The Parliament of India enacted the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 (“Amendment Act”), which was initially introduced as a Bill in August 2022, during the Monsoon Session. This legislation, which...Read more
Nupur Nadir
Head - Legal, GEPL, GMR Group, India
Sreyasi Banerjee
Associate Manager - Legal Counsel, GMR Group, India
Keeping Competition Law Compliance Fresh in a VUCA World
Executives frequently use the military acronym VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity – to describe the world in which they operate.
In this article, we look at some ways to...Read more
Ian Rose
VP Compliance, Volvo Trucks, Sweden
Julia Kelley
Vice President, Legal & Compliance, AB Volvo Penta, Sweden
Subsidy Control and Higher Education – Briefing Note
The Subsidy Control Act 2022, which came into force on 4 January 2023, provides the framework for the regime. The regime is permissive so the onus is always on the...Read more
Rosemary Boyle
Senior Commercial Lawyer, University of Cambridge, UK
Sarah Ward
Partner & Head of Competition, Walker Morris, UK
Why the Silence on Vertical Price Restraints?
Despite pronouncements that a “New Wave” of antitrust enforcement is underway, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have exercised collective silence...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
The Impact of the New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation in the Fashion and Luxury Sector 
Confronted with major challenges and developments in the retail sector such as the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased importance of the online sales channel, fashion and luxury brands naturally aim...Read more
Luca Chiama
Group Legal Director, Prada SpA, Italy
Francesco Carloni
Partner, K&l Gates, Belgium
Enforcement of Competition Rules in the Middle East 
In this piece we address how different the Competition authorities are in the Middle East and highlight those authorities upping their game in enforcement of the competition laws looking at...Read more
Omar Obeidat
Partner, Head of IP & Competition, Al Tamimi & Company, UAE
Moutaz Abdullat
General Counsel, Fererro , UAE
Recent Developments in Austrian Antitrust Regulations The Austrian Merger Clearance Regime in 2022 – an up-to-date overview
On the occasion of the implementation of the ECN+ directive, the Austrian legislator introduced some important changes to the Austrian merger rules last year, which are applicable to Austrian mergers...Read more
Ferdinand Graf
Partner, Graf Isola, Austria
Robert Gulla
General Counsel, Lukoil, Austria
Sarah Kasslatter
Associate, Graf Isola, Austria
Andreas Edlinger
Attorney at Law, Graf Isola, Austria
Broadening the Shield: Evolution and Expansion of Press Note 3
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has recently notified various amendments to enforce protectionist measures, which appear to resonate the objective behind the issuance of the famous (or rather, infamous)...Read more
Pallavi Puri
Partner, J. Sagar Associates, India
Dhananjay Shahi
Head – Corporate Legal, Bharti Enterprises., India
Aishwarya Gupta
Associate, J. Sagar Associates, India