Thursday 30 November 2017

Catch-up classes

6/12/17 15.00/17.00 Room 3G
7/12/17 9.30/10.30 Room 1F.
13/12/17 15.00/16.00 Room 3C

Sunday 26 November 2017

X WEEK: Tying and Bundling

Please study:
ICN, Tying and Bundling, here


Tuesday 21 November 2017

IX WEEK: The Google Shopping Case

Please read:
- Press release, here.
- Commissioner Vestager's statement here. 
- Google, here
- Clifford Chance, The Google comparative shopping case, here

My presentation here.

OUR SYLLABUS SO FAR

Introduction
- Competition policy from a European perspective, Margrethe Vestager, EU Commissioner for Competition, Video here.
-
Archer Daniel Midland Segment from 'Fair Fight in the Marketplace'here.- Competition Commission of Singapore: Apples Aplenty, hereA 2 Minute Wonderhere.

Overview of competition policy, here.
Sherman Act originalSection 1,
Art.101 TFEUhere.

Cartels
- OECD, CARTELS INVOLVING INTERMEDIATE GOODS -- Background Paper by the Secretariat, here.
- OECD, Ex officio cartel investigations and the use of screens to detect cartels, pp.9-35here.
- Presentation on cartels and the oligopoly problem here.

Cartels and the international dimension
- OECD, Challenges of International Co-operation in Competition Law Enforcement here (as redacted!).

Vertical restraints
- video from 09:15 until 09:34:45, here 
- OECD, Vertical Restraints for On-line Sales, pp.5-21, here.
- Presentation: Vertical restraints and the digital transition here.
- OECD Hearing on Rate Parity, contributions by France, hereGermanyhereand United Kingdomhere

Online Platforms
- Video here (watched until 18:44)
- House of Lords, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, pp. 7-31here.

Abuse of dominant position
- Presentation here
- Unilateral Conduct Workbook, Chapter 2: Analytical Framework For Evaluating Unilateral Conduct, here;
- OECD, Fidelity Rebates, pp. 1-15, here;

The Google Shopping Case
- Press release, here.
- Commissioner Vestager's statement here. 
- Google, here
Clifford Chance, The Google comparative shopping case, here

Anything missing, apart from the group presentations? Thank you for your help!


Sunday 12 November 2017

Upcoming cases for group presentations.

ARA
Nov. 17
European Commission here.

INTEL
Nov. 24
Commission Decision here.
GC here.
CJEU here.

VIII Abuses of dominant position

Please study here and OECD, Fidelity Rebates, pp. 1-15, here.
Presentation here

Wednesday 1 November 2017

VII WEEK: Online Platforms

Please Study:
House of Lords, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, pp. 7-31, here.

Our 9 November class is cancelled. We meet again on 10 November.