CAB upholds finding that sistic abused its dominant position *

Singapore - June 28 2012
On 28 May 2012, the Competition Appeal Board (“CAB”) issued its decision on the appeal by SISTIC.com Pte Ltd (“SISTIC”) against the decision of the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) that it had abused its dominant position via a series of exclusive agreements and was hence in breach of section 47 of the Competition Act (“Act”).

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Competition Commission of Singapore amends merger guidelines *

Singapore - June 28 2012
The Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) recently published its revised Guidelines on Merger Procedures 2012 (“2012 Guidelines”).

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IDA implements new merger approval requirements *

Singapore - May 31 2012
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Act came into force on 1 February 2012.

Co-authors: Chung Nian Lam.

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Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Bill passed *

Singapore - April 4 2012
On 9 March 2012, the Singapore Parliament passed the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Act 2012 ("Amendment Act").

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The Competition Commission of Singapore seeks to update its guidelines on the procedures for merger control *

Singapore - February 24 2012
On 20 February 2012, the Competition Commission of Singapore ("CCS") issued a consultation paper ("Consultation Paper") proposing various changes to its Guidelines on Merger Procedures ("Guidelines").

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