GLG News by Energy and Utilities Industry Experts: Lawyers (UK)

There is another flaw in the Arrhenius argument, not mentioned in peer reviews dealing with the distinction between wholesale power market spot and future prices. The Arrhenius authors appear to assume that green certificates would be issued or required on top of the German feed-in tariff...

The block placed on the Phonak/ReSound merger in the hearing aids market by the German competition authorities although significant should not be seen as the rule but as an exceptional event. The nature of the market and the existence of a vociferous complainant competitor that is headquartered...

Whilst the upcoming decision of the European Court of First Instance promises to be a blockbuster in its own right, there is more at stake than the interests of the parties directly involved and the industrial sector that they represent. An entire zone of European antitrust enforcement, namely...

Whilst moving to a more economics-based approach makes good theoretical sense, it is going to make antitrust compliance a great deal harder to achieve. The EU is unlikely to match the US with regard to the legality of enforcing minimum retail prices any time soon. That being said resale price maintenance...

The European Commission has published on 10 January a set of findings and possible new measures related to the power and gas sectors. DG TREN, the part of the Commission responsible for energy policy, suggests that unbundling and regulatory controls must be strengthened as part of...

The European Commission will publish a package of findings and possible new measures related to the power and gas sectors on 10 January.The work of DG COMP and DG TREN on their analyses has been closely coordinated.Anti-trust actions, or threats of action, combined with proposals to introduce a third...