Tag: Competition Law
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Guest Post: COMPAT upholds CCI order in DLF Belaire Owners Association Case
[The following post is contributed by Vaibhav Choukse, Senior Associate – Competition Law and Policy, Vaish Associates Advocates. Views are personal.] Introduction On May 19, 2014, in a landmark order, the Competition Appellate Tribunal (“COMPAT”) upheld the order of the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) imposing a record penalty of INR 630 crores (USD 140
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SEBI Order on “Control” Under Takeover Regulations
Background and Facts Last week, SEBI passed its order in the Jet-Etihad case relating to whether the investment by Etihad Airways in 24% shares of Jet Airways (India) Limited and the terms thereof amount to Etihad obtaining “control” in Jet so as to require Etihad to make a mandatory open offer under the SEBI (Substantial
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Guest Post: CCI Amends Merger Control Regulations
[The following post is contributed by Karan Singh Chandhiok, Head of Competition Law and Dispute Resolution, Chandhiok & Associates, Advocates and Solicitors; and Vikram Sobti, Senior Associate with the firm. The authors may be contacted at karan.chandhiok@chandhiok.com and vikramsobti@chandhiok.com respectively] On 28 March 2014, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a notification amending the
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Guest Post: Abuse of Dominant Position by ESPN
(In the following post, Mr Sapan Parekh, a student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, considers whether the telecast policies of ESPN are consistent with competition law) Football fans in India received the shock of their lives when ESPN Star Sports (“ESS”) did not broadcast the opening English Premier League match between
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Competition Act: Status of Director General’s Finding
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Competition Law Risks: Non-Compete Clauses in M&A Transactions – Part 2
[The following post is contributed by Soumya Hariharan, who is a Foreign Lawyer at Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Corporate & Competition Law Practice in Singapore. Soumya obtained her BSL.LLB degree from ILS Law College and has an LL.M degree (Corporate & Financial Services Law) from the National University of Singapore. She can be reached at
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Competition Law Risks: Non-Compete Clauses in M&A Transactions – Part 1
[The following post is contributed by Soumya Hariharan, who is a Foreign Lawyer in Rodyk & Davidson LLP’s Corporate and Competition Law Practice in Singapore. Soumya obtained her BSL.LL.B degree from ILS Law College and has an LL.M degree (Corporate & Financial Services Law) from the National University of Singapore. These views are personal. In
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Amendments to the Combination Regulations
[The following post is contributed by Karan S. Chandhiok, who is the Managing Associate of the Competition Law Team at Luthra & Luthra Law Offices. Karan graduated from Amity Law School followed by a BCL at Oxford. He currently serves as a Member Executive of the Competition Law Bar Association. These views are personal. Karan
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Ministry’s move to exempt shipping sector from the lens of Competition Act
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Analyzing the Impact of CCI’s Order Against Cement Companies
[In the following post, our guest contributor Rahul Singh analyzes the impact of CCI’s order in Builders Association of India v. Cement Manufacturers Association, Case No. 29/2010. Rahul is Assistant Professor of Law, National Law School, Bangalore (on leave) & Counsel, Trilegal A summary of CCI’s order is available here] In a landmark decision, the
