The UK’s private healthcare market is under the competition spotlight *

United Kingdom - April 5 2012
The market for privately funded healthcare services in the UK has been referred to the UK’s Competition Commission (CC) for investigation.

Co-authors: Suzanne L Rab, Jeff Spigel, Kevin Sullivan.

ICC tribunal decides claim on commitments attached to European Commission’s merger approval *

European Union, Global - February 29 2012
On February 20, 2012, an ICC tribunal decided a claim in relation to commitments attached to a European Commission (“Commission”) merger decision clearing News Corporation’s acquisition of two satellite broadcasters.

Co-authors: Suzanne L Rab, Jeff Spigel, Kevin Sullivan, Thomas K. Sprange.

European Commission conducts ‘dawn raids’ at Europe’s largest electricity exchanges *

European Union - February 10 2012
On February 7, 2012, the European Commission announced that its officials had conducted unannounced inspections (so-called 'dawn raids') at the premises of companies active in managing power exchanges in several EU member states (Commission MEMO/12/78).

Co-authors: Suzanne L Rab, Kenneth S Culotta (Ken), Jeff Spigel, Charles J. (Tim) Engel, Kevin Sullivan.

European Commission finds “pay for delay” deals on the decline in Europe but pharma sector antitrust scrutiny continues *

European Union - July 12 2011
On July 6, 2011 the European Commission (Commission) published the results of its second monitoring exercise of patent settlements in the pharmaceutical sector (Second Monitoring Report).

Co-authors: Suzanne L Rab, Jeff Spigel, Kevin Sullivan.