by Know Competition | Nov 3, 2020 | Case Digests, HK Cases
By decision dated 3 November 2020, the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) approved a consent order made between the Commission and the 1st and 2nd respondents. The order provides, inter alia, that:- the 1st respondent has contravened the First Conduct Rule;... 
by Know Competition | Sep 10, 2020 | Australia News, News
The Australian Competition and Commission (“ACCC”) grants authorisation (which will come into force on 2 October 2020) to the Australian Institute of Petroluem (“AIP”) and other oil refiners to continue cooperating on measures to secure fuel... 
by Know Competition | Aug 14, 2020 | HK News, News
The Commission cautions participants to refrain from engaging in collusive practices when participating in the subsidy programmes under the Hong Kong Government’s Anti-Epidemic Fund. Business participants are warned against specific anti-competitive... 
by Know Competition | Jul 14, 2020 | EU News, News
On 14 July 2020, the EU Commission announced that it has fined Orbia, Clariant and Celanese a total of € 260 million for contravention of the EU competition rules by colluding and exchanging information to buy ethylene (a flammable chemical that’s used to make... 
by Know Competition | Jul 10, 2020 | Case Digests, EU Cases
By decision dated 8 July 2020 (T-758/14), the European General Court (“EGC”) cut the cartel fine on Infineon Technologies, a German chipmaker, because of the fewer number of anti-competitive contacts in which it had participated. In a decision back in... 