by Kevin Coates | Feb 3, 2014 | Antitrust, Featured, Procedure
Too often we tend to assume that if we can write down a question – in a request for information – then business can write down the answer just as simply. (This is the second article in what I hope will be a series covering “Mistakes the Other Side...
by Kevin Coates | Jan 27, 2014 | Antitrust, Cartels, Featured, Fines
The European Commission’s positions on inability to pay competition fines, and on the failing firm defence under the merger regulation are superficially different, but the underlying policy concern is the same. The Commission’s 2006 Fining Guidelines...
by Kevin Coates | Jan 20, 2014 | Abuse
Most press comment has been on the Commission’s investigation into Google’s search practices. The Commission has another pending case, however, into Google’s handling of the Android operating system. Alfonso Lamadrid of Garrigues (disclosure: a...
by Kevin Coates | Jan 13, 2014 | Antitrust, Cartels, Featured
Two years ago I wrote a short article (which I recently republished here) on why reducing competition fines because a company had a compliance policy would be a mistake. Since then, I’ve changed my mind. But only on the reasoning, not the result. At least for now. And...
