Competition Issues December 2010

Afghanistan gets Indian firm to draft competition law
Indian Express, December 20, 2010

Attempting to do away with a Taliban-era law, the Hamid Karzai-led Afghanistan government has roped in an Indian law firm for the job. The firm’s mandate: Come up with a new competition law for Afghanistan. <<More>>

New Business Law to Ensure Fair Competition
The New Times, December 16, 2010

The draft law on business competition and consumer protection is expected to significantly contribute to the economy, if passed, said the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry (Rwanda) Monique Nsanzabaganwa at a training workshop on Competition Law and Policy. <<More>>

Singapore competition law work grows as regulators crack down
ALB Legal News, December 16, 2010

The first appeals lodged to the Competition Appeal Board (CAB) in June 2010 marked a milestone in the competition legal framework in Singapore. This together with rapid developments on the competition front initiated by the regulating authorities, have resulted in growing demand for legal advice in this area. <<More>>

Google's Antitrust Battle with The EU Could Take Years
The Business Insider, December 14, 2010

Google's battle with European Union over antitrust is "complicated," and it "could take years" to reach a conclusion says Mark Mahaney at Citi in a note today. The key to the case is whether Google is unfairly lowering the search rank of rivals, and if it's giving its own properties an advantage. <<More>>

The contours of competition
LiveMint, December 13, 2010

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has come of age through its much-awaited decision in the Neeraj Malhotra v. Deustche Post Bank Home Finance case. The commission has sought to address criticism that it has been inordinately shy of interpreting the Act’s substantive provisions (anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominance). <<More>>

ELP invited to draft Competition law for Afghanistan
Bar & Bench News Network, December 13, 2010

Economic Laws Practice (ELP) along with the Adam Smith Institute, which is the UK’s leading libertarian think tank have been invited by the Government of Afghanistan to help draft its Competition law. <<More>>

CCI makes first decision, clears bank loan charge ‘cartel’
Legally India, December 07, 2010

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has made it first order, clearing 16 banks from the allegation of having acted in a cartel to fix penalty rates of homeowners foreclosing housing loans. <<More>>

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