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Different Methods of 'Dominating the Market'
In the sphere of telecommunication in the Russian Federation the operator may dominate the market for telecommunications services in three different statuses.
1. Like a natural monopoly (According to the Law on...Read more
Yury Bochenkov
Head of Legal Department, Orange Business Services, Russia
Overview of Ofcom's Recent Decision Requiring Sky to Wholesale its Premium Sports Channels to Competing Retail Operators in the UK
On 31 March 2010, Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, issued a Statement, requiring BSkyB Limited (‘Sky’) to wholesale certain of its premium sports channels to competing operators in the UK...Read more
Ciaran Walker
Senior Competition Counsel, Bt, UK
The New Law on Competition in Croatia (2009)
The new Law on Competition in Croatia (furthermore: Competition Act; CA) was enacted in 2009, replacing the Competition Act from 2003. The new Competition Act shall enter into force on...Read more
Mirna Pavletic-Zupic
Member, Croatian Competition Council, Croatian Competition Agency, Croatia
Reading Between the Lines: Competitive Intelligence Through EDGAR Filings
The majority of corporate legal professionals practicing in the United States on behalf of publicly-traded companies (or “issuers,” pursuant to U.S. securities law parlance) are familiar with EDGAR – more...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA
Study of an Exemption Request Presented by The Jordanian Company for Unified Reservations Ltd. 'JETT Company, Alpha Company Aad Petra Company'
Specialized tourism transport services dated back to 1964, when JETT Company was established as a private shareholding company. It was converted in 1966 into a public shareholding company in which...Read more
Hussein Al Hamadani
Director, Jordan's Competition Directorate, Jordan
Cartel Indicators
The term cartel meaning “written challenge” originates from medieval French word “Cartel”, from Italian “Cartello”, from Latin “Carta” i.e. card. It came to mean “written agreement between challengers” in 1692...Read more
Rahat Hassan
Member (Legal), Pakistan's Competition Commission, Pakistan
What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know About a UK Competition Commission Inquiry Before it Starts - 10 Suggestions to Help you Manage the Process.
Two years! That is how long, until very recently, the Competition Commission (“CC”) would normally take to deliver one of its market investigation reports. The CC remedies that result would...Read more

Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK
The New Financial Reform and Competition Laws in Colombia: Key Points for Bank In-House Counsel
In a previous article I noted that Colombia was experiencing a deepening in state intervention in the activities of banks and other financial institutions, often inspired by consumer right concerns....Read more
Antonio Núñez
Lawyer, Nuñez Rincon Abogados Consultores, Colombia
The Future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation - or How Special is the Insurance Sector?
Subject to certain conditions, the current Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) exempts important forms of cooperation in the insurance industry from the application of the prohibition of anti-competitive practices...Read more

Jeannine Bartmann
Head of Competition, IP and IT-Law, Allianz SE, Germany
Competition Law and Policy in Pakistan
Since, the Ordinance was placed on the statute book in November 2007 through a presidential Ordinance; it has received more than its fair share of criticism. Business leaders and other...Read more
Rahat Hassan
Member (Legal), Pakistan's Competition Commission, Pakistan