In this issue: Currently uniting 114 competition authorities from both developed and developing countries, the ICN in its 10 years of existence has contributed significantly to the harmonization and convergence…

Paul Lugard, Jul 14, 2011 Since its inception in 2001, the International Competition Network (ICN) has achieved remarkable results. Currently uniting 114 competition authorities from both developed and developing countries,…

Cynthia Lewis Lagdameo, Charles Webb, Jul 14, 2011 Pricing has never been more complex for companies operating across national borders. In addition to considerations arising from local supply and demand…

Paul Lugard, Jul 14, 2011 Over the past decade, the International Competition Network (“ICN”) has brought important changes to the substance, procedure, and administration of completion law. Founded in 2001…

Marcus Bezzi, Jozsef Sarai, Jul 14, 2011 The trend towards globalized economies and the increasingly global nature of product and service markets, perhaps unsurprisingly, has also led to cross-border and…

Neil Campbell, Sorcha O’Carroll, Jul 14, 2011 India’s new merger regime illustrates how the International Competition Network’s Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures can help to improve merger…

Maria Coppola, Jul 14, 2011 Cross-border mergers and acquisitions need approval from an increasing number of competition agencies. Today more than 90 jurisdictions actively engage in merger review, an increase…

Sophie Mitchell, Jul 14, 2011 The tenth annual conference of the International Competition Network (“ICN”) held in The Hague, The Netherlands, in May 2011, marked an important milestone in the…

Gianni De Stefano, Javier Ruiz Calzado, Jul 14, 2011 On February 17, 2011, the Court of Justice handed down a judgment on a series of questions referred from the Stockholm District Court on…

Simon Taylor, Jul 14, 2011 Competitive neutrality describes the aim of a level playing field in mixed public/private markets, where state-owned or quasi-public bodies line up to compete with private…