2022 has been an eventful year for Norwegian competition law, with a landmark judgement from the EFTA court and significant defeats by the competition authority in merger cases amongst other things. Mainly Norwegian competition law mirrors the laws of the EU. However, some deviances in policy and arguably also in the interpretation and application of…

Looking back at 2022 Looking back, 2022 has been a turbulent year for competition law and policy in Korea. In terms of digital competition policy, the pendulum has swiftly swung away from regulation to competition enforcement. With the arrival of a new President and administration, the previous administration’s platform regulation bill lost momentum. Instead, the…

The year of 2022 was marked by the first amendment of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) since its entry into force in 2008 and the gradual shift of the enforcement focus towards the objectives of the unified national market.   Amendment of the Anti-Monopoly Law and other legislative developments First, the AML amendment incorporated the “fair…

The year is almost over, so it‘s time for the Kluwer Competition Law Blog series on the main developments in Competition Law and Policy again. Next week, we will start with the first insightful contributions from around the globe. In the coming weeks and months, our contributors will update you on the developments in key…