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© 2026 International In-house Counsel Journal Ltd. | ISSN 1754-0607 | Picture Credits: Freepix, Unsplash and by permission of the authors

An In-house Perspective of Competition Antitrust Law SECOND EDITION

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An In-house Perspective of Competition Antitrust Law SECOND EDITION

£165.00

Over 160 pages of articles written by 16 leading in-house counsel about Competition/Antitrust issues affecting in-house counsel today.

A unique one stop source of information on how leading in-house counsel are dealing with Competition/Antitrust

Authoritative insights from senior in-house counsel based in the following key jurisdictions: Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Russia, Sweden, UK and USA

By reading this authoritative book you will:

Find out about:

  • International cartels

  • The AstraZeneca Competition Case 

  • Damages Actions

  • Interchange fees on credit card payments

  • The impact of anti-trust compliance on technical innovation

  • Brands and how they are applied competitively

  • Procurement

  • Antitrust in M&A situations

  • Unfair Competition, and Protection of Intellectual Property

  • Antitrust Pitfalls in R&D Alliances 

Learn how to:  

  • Effectively manage competition/antitrust affairs

  • Overcome the challenges of antitrust compliance for global companies

  • Apply the knowledge of experienced in-house counsel

  • Identify weaknesses in your company competition structure

  • Educate senior management

  • Develop systems to monitor activity throughout the company to ensure that it is compliant across the world

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

The War on International Cartels: Traps for the Unwary
Bruce Fox, VP, General Counsel & Secretary and Casee Sills, Legal Associate, The Main Street America Group, USA
 
The AstraZeneca Competition Case: Patent Strategies Constituting Abuse of Dominance
Bart Goddyn, Legal Counsel, TiGenix, Belgium
Antitrust Damages Actions in Europe Pitfalls and Opportunities From a Corporation"s Point of View
Peter Bergson, General Counsel & Secretary, Orc Software AB, Sweden
Cartel Enforcement in Ireland since the Downturn
Eoghan Ó hArgáin, Case Officer/Solicitor, Ireland's Competition Authority, Ireland
Meeting the Challenges of European Union Anti-trust Compliance with Technical Innovation
David Kemp, Executive Director of Legal Policy, Autonomy, an HP company, UK
What Extraterritorial Application of Competition Law Means for MNCs
Michael Ristaniemi, Legal Counsel, Metsä Group, Finland
 
Letter  on the European Commission's Legislative Package on Interchange Fees in Credit Card payments [COM(2013) 550-2013/0265 (COD)]
Roland Paschek, Head of Legal, Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH, Germany
Transparency and Fair Competition of Procurement
Yulianna Vertinskaya, Legal Counsel, Alstom Russia, Russia
Battle for a Reputed Brand, Legitimate Competition or Free-Riding?
Teresa Laimio, Senior Legal Counsel, Valio Ltd, Finland
One Lawyer, Many Clients: Legal Representation of Parties with Conflicting Interests
Noreen Mackey, Legal Adviser, Ireland's Competition Authority, Ireland
Predictably Mistaken: The FCA and the use of economics, psychology and consumer bias in their new role of promoting competition in the interests of consumers in financial services in the UK in 2014
Lee Callaghan, General Counsel, International Markets (Europe and Asia) and Group Competition Law General Counsel, Aviva plc. UK
Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) at the Intersection Between EU Competition Law and the Freedom to Provide Services
Anita Huss-Ekerhult, Deputy Secretary General and General Counsel, International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, Belgium
What You Need to Know about the United States International Trade Commission, Unfair Competition, and Protection of Intellectual Property
Rodney Sparks, Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel and Valerie K. Barker, M.S., J.D, Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, USA
Antitrust Matters in Takeovers!!!
Kishore Vaangal, PhD, Strategic Entrepreneur, Governance Professional and Ethicist, Ram Ram, India
Striking the Right Balance Between Co-Operation and Competition: Several Antitrust Pitfalls in R&D Alliances and Other Strategic Partnerships
Iohann Le Frapper, General Counsel Networks Group, Alcatel, France
The Competition Act of Malaysia
Nazlan Ghazali, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Maybank, Malaysia

 

 

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Contents

Page 1
The War on International Cartels: Traps for the Unwary
It is generally accepted that competition is good for business and good for consumers in part because competition encourages innovation and provides an incentive for businesses to reduce costs and...Read more
Portrait image of Bruce Fox
Bruce Fox
Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The Main Street America Group, USA
Portrait image of Casee Sills
Casee Sills
Legal Associate, The Main Street America Group, USA
Page 11
The AstraZeneca Competition Case: Patent Strategies Constituting Abuse of Dominance
On 6 December 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union affirmed that AstraZeneca abused its dominant position by engaging in certain intellectual property strategies aimed at protecting its...Read more
Portrait image of Bart Goddyn
Bart Goddyn
Senior Legal Counsel, TiGenix, Belgium
Page 21
Antitrust Damages Actions in Europe Pitfalls and Opportunities From a Corporation's Point of View
In recent years, the volume of private damages actions has increased substantially in the national courts of EU Member States. In England and Wales, for example, the number of private...Read more
Portrait image of Peter Bergson
Peter Bergson
General Counsel, Fingerprints, Sweden
Page 29
Cartel Enforcement in Ireland since the Downturn
This article first explores some of the enhancements to the competition enforcement regime in Ireland and organisational changes to the Irish Competition Authority since 2010. It then addresses my personal...Read more
Portrait image of Eoghan Ó hArgáin
Eoghan Ó hArgáin
Case Officer/Solicitor, Ireland's Competition Authority, Ireland
Page 39
Meeting the Challenges of European Union Anti-trust Compliance with Technical Innovation
To paraphrase an old adage – “God could not be everywhere all the time, that’s why he invented regulators”! However, as most legislators and regulation draftsmen would have it, their...Read more
Portrait image of David Kemp
David Kemp
xecutive Director of Legal Policy, HP Autonomy, UK
Page 45
What Extraterritorial Application of Competition Law Means for MNCs
Several competition law regimes around the world, including the EU and the USA, have adopted rules allowing their respective authorities to apply domestic competition law to activities occurring outside of...Read more
Portrait image of Michael Ristaniemi
Michael Ristaniemi
Legal Counsel, Metsäliitto Cooperative, Finland
Page 55
Letter on the European Commission's Legislative Package on Interchange Fees in Credit Card payments [COM(2013) 550-2013/0265 (COD)]
In July 2013 the European Commission published its Legislative Package with proposals on a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD II) and on a Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment...Read more
Portrait image of Roland Paschek
Roland Paschek
Head of Legal, Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH, Germany
Page 59
Transparency and Fair Competition of Procurement.
There are long-established prejudices around Russia with its high level of corruption, and unfair competition in the business environment, which have been addressed in recent years by the introduction of...Read more
Portrait image of Yulianna Vertinskaya
Yulianna Vertinskaya
Head of Legal Department, Renewable & Ethics and Compliance Ambassador at ALSTOM, ALSTOM, Russia & CIS, Russia
Page 63
Battle for a Reputed Brand, Legitimate Competition or Free-Riding?
This article is a case study of a long-running trademark dispute between the two leading dairy companies in Finland, focusing on the protection of a trademark with a reputation. Initially, Valio...Read more
Portrait image of Teresa Laimio
Teresa Laimio
Senior Legal Counsel, Valio, Finland
Page 73
One Lawyer, Many Clients: Legal Representation of Parties with Conflicting Interests
This paper outlines a problem which the author has encountered in the course of her work as in-house legal adviser to the Irish Competition Authority. The role of the Competition Authority The...Read more
Portrait image of Noreen Mackey
Noreen Mackey
Legal Adviser, Ireland's Competition Authority, Ireland
Page 83
Predictably Mistaken: The FCA and the use of economics, psychology and consumer bias in their new role of promoting competition in the interests of consumers in financial services in the UK in 2014
Financial services and the new FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) competition role in the UK. Why the changes, how will it work and how should you manage them? • The next phase of...Read more
Portrait image of Lee Callaghan
Lee Callaghan
General Counsel International Markets. Group Competition Counsel, Aviva, UK
Page 95
Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) at the Intersection Between EU Competition Law and the Freedom to Provide Services
This paper aims at examining some of the key questions that are essential to the daily work of Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) , who perform an important role by administering...Read more
Portrait image of Anita Huss-Ekerhult
Anita Huss-Ekerhult
General Counsel, IFRRO (International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations), Sweden
Page 107
What You Need to Know about the United States International Trade Commission, Unfair Competition, and Protection of Intellectual Property
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) is a federal administrative agency with investigative and legal powers over trade. It protects the domestic industry of the United States of America...Read more
Portrait image of Rodney Sparks
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Page 121
Antitrust Matters in Takeovers!!
The elemental axiomatic truth about jurisprudence and strategic management in takeover settings is that a crucial area that lies at the intersection is a least understood area. Antitrust issues, as...Read more
Page 135
Striking the Right Balance Between Co-Operation and Competition: Several Antitrust Pitfalls in R&D Alliances and Other Strategic Partnerships
The aim of this article is to provide guidance to in-house counsel on the assessment and management of key risks associated with partnership opportunities. As such, in-house counsel should be...Read more
Portrait image of Iohann Le Frapper
Iohann Le Frapper
Chief Legal Officer, Gulf Bridge International, Qatar
Page 153
The Competition Act of Malaysia
The Competition Act of Malaysia was passed in July 2010. The said Competition Act 2010 (the “Act”) came into force on 1 January 2012. The objective of the Act is...Read more
Portrait image of Nazlan Ghazali
Nazlan Ghazali
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Maybank, Malaysia