On 13 August 2012 Johnny Munkhammar was finally defeated by a merciless malady and he stepped out of this world ! He really was to young to die (not even 38) and he was to good to die ! Johnny Munkhammar was, as he put it, a...
Is this the right decision ?Would a more nuanced position of ECJ help proceedings in public and private enforcement ?In a series of orders of the President of the Court in several related cases - C-589/11 P(I) - Schenker v Air France and Commission, C-590/11 P(I) -...
The recent ruling of the jury in Northern District of California in favor of Apple is still a very hot issue and is still sending hit waves around the world. The ruling comes after one of the most important legal battles between the two giants...
From today, "Blogul-de-concurenta" becomes "Stateofcompetition" !This is not just an change of name, but announces that this blog intends to cover in the future a wider range of issues, extending from competition itself into such directions as the freedom of the enterprises, innovation and the...
The paper has been published in the book "Repere actuale ale jurisprudentei Curtii Constitutionale", edited by Judge Silviu Barbu of the Brasov Court of Appeal, lecturer in law at the Law School of the Bucharest University and published recently (July 2012) at Indaco Systems Publishing...
From the old times we know that errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum. This means, in legal terms, that the recidivism will increase the charges of the infringer.Let's remember some facts.On 27 June 2012, the software giant received a blow from the General Court, which...
In urma cu 2 ani, in 2010, o echipa a Bancii Mondiale a realizat un audit detaliat al Consiliului Concurentei si al activitatilor desfasurate, la cererea institutiei noastre (!). Concluziile echipei Bancii Mondiale au fost insusite de Guvernul Romaniei iar unele dintre masurile propuse au...
Conferinta "Competition Law & Policy" organizata de Centrul de Studii in Dreptul Concurentei al Facultatii de Drept din Universitatea Bucuresti, impreuna cu IMEDIPA va avea loc pe 28 si 29 iunie la sediul Facultatii de Drept din Bd.Mihail Kogalniceanu nr.51.Va fi un eveniment de prim...
I will participate and I will be involved in the IMEDIPA Conference on Competition Law and Policy, which will take part on 28 and 29 June 2012 in Bucharest. For details, see http://bucharestcompetition2012.eventbrite.com/.My contributions will refer to 1) the recent developments in Romanian Competition Law and...
