Specialty Group: Competition and Antitrust

Author: Mert Karamustafaoglu Beer is one of the first beverages that humankind produced, such that beer is mentioned even in the epic of Gilgamesh, believed to be circa 2800 and 2500 BC. While the process of becomi ...

Author: Prof. Dr. H. Ercument Erdem Introduction The Competition Board ("Board"), in its decision dated 19.07.2017 and numbered 17-23/383-1661 ("Decision"), examined the allegation that insurance companies operati ...

Author: Dieter Hauck Section 17 of the Cartel Act seems clear in that a merger requiring notification may be implemented only after clearance, which will be achieved if: the Federal Cartel Authority and the fede ...

Author: Marco Hickey The European Commission has decided that the eligibility rules of the International Skating Union (ISU) are illegal under EU Competition law. The ISU is the world governing body for ice skatin ...