March 6, 2015

News from Global Authorities 
Today's top headlines from around the world. 
A federal judge set a May 5 start date for court hearings on the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against the merger of the nation's two largest food distributors.
Antitrust Buzz 
Lia Vitzilaiou & George Zohios
Class actions are a controversial issue, since they have attracted both criticism and praise. It is fair to say that so far there is no consensus among academics or practitioners about the virtue or vice of class actions, as there are plausible arguments for both.
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UCL's Jevons Institute will host a debate, in London, on March 12, on how competition policy and regulatory should deal with innovation, and in particular new business models, in payments and communications. Andrea Coscelli, David S. Evans, John Fingleton, Hannah Nixon, and Steve Unger will discuss the international experience and compares lessons learned across different sectors. They will discuss possible benefits and harms posed by different types of innovation and the challenges that regulators, market players and their advisers face in this area. For more details and to register

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From The Archives

Michael Albers & Karen Williams

Oral hearings have always been one of the more prominent features of the European Commission's procedure in competition cases, although these proceedings are predominantly written rather than oral in nature.
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Antitrust in the Courtroom

Aluminumprice-fixing claims thrown out


Agency Effectiveness

Digital Chief vows tough stance on technology abuses


Antitrust Papers

Dominance Thresholds: A Cautionary Note


Antitrust Investigations

ScottishPower handed temporary sales ban

Economic Insights
The conventional scholarly response to the Robinson-Patman Act is to urge that it be repealed. Too often R-P enforcement protects small business at the expense of consumers, and frequently it does not even protect small business.
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