Notes about theory and practice of Competition Law
02/10/17
Stick to your guns In October 2016 we commented some fines that the Spanish national competition authority (CNMC) had imposed on legal Bar associations, because the decisions raised some fundamental […]
19/02/17
Recent turmoil in the stowage sector has reminded us of some unique features of its regulation, which are rather surprising from an EU-law perspective. This is a sector which has […]
25/05/16
Recently Barcelona hosted the 40th edition of Alimentaria, one of the most important trade fairs in the food sector worldwide. This year’s mottos were innovation and internationalisation of the sector. […]
01/04/16
Regional competition authorities keep a particularly watchful eye on public procurement procedures. Some weeks ago we blogged about the fine that Basque Competition Authority imposed for market sharing in the […]
17/03/16
For some months (or even years) now regulators have shown interest in the new sharing economy business models. Local, regional and sectoral administrations seem especially interested in this sector, since […]
04/06/15
As the hot season kicks off on our beaches we reminisce about a refreshing decision that the Catalan regional competition authority (ACCo) took last summer. On 1 March 2012 Grupo […]
14/02/13
Spanish Congress is debating a draft bill to merge seven sector regulators, three of which have yet to be created, with the national competition authority (CNC). The new entity would […]
