On 29 April 2019, the Hong Kong Competition Commission ("HKCC") published the Cooperation and Settlement Policy for Undertakings Engaged in Cartel Conduct ("Cooperation Policy").

Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, competition authorities across the globe are faced with unprecedented pressure to keep markets functioning...

Leniency is a form of whistle blowing, where a cartel member discloses to the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") the existence of, and information about, a cartel in return for immunity from prosecution.

Collaborative agreements between businesses are often commercially attractive and can generate significant economic benefit through combining complementary activities, skills or assets.

Information exchange is an area of competition law that is rife with risk.

Undertakings or associations of undertakings may apply for Block Exemption Orders in order to secure the benefit of an exemption to a category of agreements.

Price wars among competitors are often a positive sign of healthy competition.

After years of consultations, the Hong Kong Government submitted the long waited Competition Bill (the "Bill") on 2 July 2010 to the Legislative Council for debate in the coming 2010-2011 session.

It is now almost six months since the Competition Bill was introduced into Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. In this legal update, we summarise the key developments and progress relating to Legislative Council consideration of the Bill.

The investigative process begins by the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") identifying a potential contravention of a competition rule.

In litigation proceedings, parties may understandably be concerned about the disclosure of confidential documents. This concern is more pronounced in intellectual property proceedings...

Hong Kong’s Competition Policy Advisory Group (COMPAG) recently released its 2008/2009 annual report, which includes an outline of complaints that it has received and monitored over the past 12 months relating to alleged anti-competitive practices in Hong Kong, as well as an update on preparation for introduction of the region’s first cross-sector competition law in the coming 6-7 months.

2024 marks the 9th anniversary of the full implementation of the Competition Ordinance (Cap 619) in Hong Kong.

On 29 April 2020, Hong Kong's Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) handed down its first judgment (Judgment) on pecuniary penalties against 10 construction and engineering contractors (Respondents).

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has granted conditional antitrust clearance of Belgium-based InBev SA's proposed takeover of the Chinese operations of Anheuser-Busch Co.

Hong Kong is poised to significantly expand its competition law enforcement regime through three major reforms: granting the Competition Commission compulsory information-gathering powers...

This case concerns an alleged contravention, which was raised as a defence in two High Court actions.

Today, Hong Kong's Competition Ordinance has come into full effect. The commencement comes three and a half years after the Ordinance was enacted by Hong Kong's Legislative Council.

It has been five years since Hong Kong Competition Ordinance (the "Ordinance") first came into effect.

We reported in our Q3 2017 issue of our IP & TMT Quarterly Review that in the dispute between Zhejiang Tangde Film & Television Co., Ltd ("Tangde") and Shanghai Canxing Culture & Broadcast Co., Ltd...