

RFMLR
- Nov 14, 2021
- 7 min
FACEBOOK'S ACQUISITION OF KUSTOMER: ANALYZING THROUGH THE LENS OF EXCESSIVE DATA COLLECTION
This post is authored by Akshat Kothari and Samridhi Shrimali, third-year students of B. Com. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) respectively at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. 1. INTRODUCTION The European Commission has initiated an in-depth inquiry into Facebook's proposed acquisition of U.S. consumer company Kustomer under the EU Merger Regulation, 2004. The Commission is concerned that the planned merger may reduce competition in the market for customer r


RFMLR
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
THE “HEAVY HAND” OF THE CCI: ANALYZING THE RECENT IMPOSITION OF FINE ON THE BEER CARTEL
This Editorial Column is authored by Talin Bhardwaj (Senior Editor at RFMLR) and Raghav Sehgal (Copy Editor at RFMLR). 1. INTRODUCTION In recent times, the increasing presence of many multinational companies working in multifarious sectors, has led to a significant rise in instances of abuse of dominance and anti-competitive practices in India. In this context, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”), the chief national competition regulator in India has been designated w


RFMLR
- Nov 2, 2021
- 10 min
REGULATING CRYPTOCURRENCY: AN UNFAMILIAR CONUNDRUM
This guest post is authored by Dr. Pralok Gupta (Policy Leader Fellow, School of Transnational Governance, European University Institute, Florence and Associate Professor, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi) and Mr. Shreyansh Singh (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi). 1. INTRODUCTION Cryptocurrency serves as a medium of exchange in the form of digital assets with decentralized control