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PRIMACY OF PRIVACY: CONFLICTS BETWEEN DATA PROTECTION & COMPETITION LAW IN REGULATION OF BIG DATA

May 13, 2020
6 min

PRIMACY OF PRIVACY: CONFLICTS BETWEEN DATA PROTECTION & COMPETITION LAW IN REGULATION OF BIG DATA

This post has been authored by Avni Devgan. Avni holds an MSc. from the University of Law, Manchester and an LL.B (Hons.) from the University of Manchester. Demystifying Big Data The past decade has been underpinned by extensive digitization of data and information, which is evident in the fact that the global creation of data and information has grown 25 times, from 2 zettabytes in 2010 to 50.5 zettabytes in 2020.[i] This rapid growth in the creation of data has encouraged t

CARTELS - ANALYSIS OF DRAFT COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020

May 9, 2020
6 min

CARTELS - ANALYSIS OF DRAFT COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020

This post has been authored by Masira Shaikh and Srija Naskar. Masira is a B.L.S. LL.B candidate at Government Law College, Mumbai. Srija is a B.A.LL.B (Hons.) candidate at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Introduction The Competition Law Review Committee (“Committee Report”) submitted to the MCA in August 2019, a set of recommendations to amend certain provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (“the Act”). Section 2(c) of the Act defines a ‘

PLAYERS IN LEAGUES: ANTI-TRUST REGIME IN SPORTS

May 7, 2020
6 min

PLAYERS IN LEAGUES: ANTI-TRUST REGIME IN SPORTS

This post has been authored by Eukti Garg, a B.A. LL.B (Hons.) candidate at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. Background At the very root of the development of sports law, inter alia, lies the welfare of players and athletes which in consequence helps the sport reach its full potential. In this contemporary world, players can get infinite opportunities by playing in leagues. For instance, with the introduction and surprising success of the Pro Kabaddi Leag

MILLENNIAL COMPLICATIONS: COLLECTIVE DOMINANCE & HORIZONTAL MINORITY SHAREHOLDING

May 6, 2020
7 min

MILLENNIAL COMPLICATIONS: COLLECTIVE DOMINANCE & HORIZONTAL MINORITY SHAREHOLDING

This post has been authored by Kritika Narayan and Lubhanshi Rai, B.A. LL.B (Hons.) candidates at Amity Law School, Delhi. Introduction The Indian Competition law watchdog, in the run up to 2020, has faced issues novel to the neonate Indian competition law jurisprudence, which it often has brushed aside on grounds of non-inclusivity in the present competition law regime. The result is default legalization of such practices. In 2017, for instance, Meru Travel Solutions appro

GREEN CHANNEL FAST TRACK APPROVAL UNDER INDIAN COMPETITION LAW

May 6, 2020
6 min

GREEN CHANNEL FAST TRACK APPROVAL UNDER INDIAN COMPETITION LAW

This post has been authored by Khushi Maheshwari, a B.A. LL.B (Hons.) candidate at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Introduction Every economy aims to grow and tries to operate in the most efficient manner for all its actors. The need for competition law arises because markets, which form the backbone of any economy, can suffer from distortions due to various players resorting to anti- competitive activities. This adversely impacts economic efficiency,

COMPETITION LAW IN THE TIMES OF CORONA: MAKING A CASE FOR BALANCED LIBERALIZATION

May 4, 2020
7 min

COMPETITION LAW IN THE TIMES OF CORONA: MAKING A CASE FOR BALANCED LIBERALIZATION

This post has been authored by Pulkit Gera, a B.A. LL.B (Hons.) candidate at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala. Introduction The current pandemic has brought the whole world to a standstill. It has brought unprecedented challenges to the countries around the world in terms of a resource-crunch in health, transportation and other sectors of the economy. Even some of the first world countries with self-admittedly world class healthcare systems such as the Sin

FOOD SERVICE AGGREGATORS AND THEIR ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION

May 3, 2020
6 min

FOOD SERVICE AGGREGATORS AND THEIR ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION

This post has been authored by Anisha Bothra and Arnab Roy, B.A.LL.B (Hons.) candidates at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. Introduction Since global retail started focusing on buying and selling of goods over the internet, the competition concern shifted to the e-commerce market. The CCI has been proactively monitoring the e-commerce market and adjudicating cases on similar matters, deciding the implications of big data on competition, whether online and offline

DECODING DOMINANCE IN CCI’S E-COMMERCE MARKET REPORT – ANSWERS THAT RAISE MORE QUESTIONS

May 2, 2020
6 min

DECODING DOMINANCE IN CCI’S E-COMMERCE MARKET REPORT – ANSWERS THAT RAISE MORE QUESTIONS

This post has been authored by Nishant Pande and Soham Chakraborty, students of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Introduction On January 8, 2020, the Competition Commission of India [‘CCI’] released its Market Study on E-Commerce in India [‘Market Study’][i] which, inter alia, highlighted the plausible competition law issues that might arise in the e-commerce market and how the CCI would examine such issues. Insofar as the competition concerns aris

DECODING THE IMPACT OF OMITTING “INTERDEPENDENCE” FROM REGULATION 9(4) OF THE COMBINATION REGULATION

May 1, 2020
6 min

DECODING THE IMPACT OF OMITTING “INTERDEPENDENCE” FROM REGULATION 9(4) OF THE COMBINATION REGULATION

This post has been authored by Pallavi Khatri, a third-year student of B.A.LL.B (Hons.) at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Introduction Under Regulation 9(4) of the Combination Regulations, 2011 when a combination is accompanied by transactions which were “interconnected or interdependent on each other”, such transactions must be filed under a single notice and form part of a ‘composite combination’. The phrase “interconnected or interdependent on each