TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end

by | Dec 9, 2013 | News from around the Web

From Competition Bulletin: TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end “The Court of Appeal, in TalkTalk v Ofcom [2013] EWCA Civ 1318, recently gave an important reminder to all competition practitioners that market definitions are a tool rather than an end: what matters is substance not form. The facts of the case were relatively simple.  Ofcom conducted a market review for wholesale broadband access and,...

A Positive Consumer Agenda for Transatlantic Trade

by | Nov 26, 2013 | News from around the Web

From judoeconomics: A Positive Consumer Agenda for Transatlantic Trade “I recently attended a meeting held by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) on the putative Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in Brussels 29/10/2013. The meeting outlined some of the key problem areas for those present in the discussions around the TTIP. What was also clear though was that other concerns, most notably around privacy...