Who should be aware of the new Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (CO)?

Fog Lifting over Shadow Company Debate in Hong Kong

On October 9, 2014, the Hong Kong Competition Commission and Communications Authority published draft guidelines under the Hong Kong Competition Ordinance.

After 15 years of deliberation, Hong Kong's Competition Bill (the "Bill") was unveiled on 2 July 2010 and is tabled to go before Hong Kong's Legislative Council on 14 July 2010.

Today, perhaps more than ever, institutions and corporations operate in an environment where they are required and expected to critically assess their own operations and conduct.

Margin squeeze is a form of exclusionary abuse where a (fully or partially) vertically integrated business controlling a key input or facility in the upstream market sells that input to its downstream rivals at substantially less favourable terms, to strengthen its own market power in the downstream market and hamper the ability of downstream rivals to compete effectively.

Last week we discussed the value of competition law compliance and left you with the Golden Rules of competition.

Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) protects documents which contain legal advice from disclosure to the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") in the event of an investigation.

On 14 September 2016, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (the "Commission") published its first proposed block exemption order (BEO) for certain liner shipping agreements...

Businesses are generally free to decide with whom they will do business.

In the previous episode of this series, Mayer Brown JSM discussed the implication of non-solicitation arrangements with competitors.

Being big is not bad, but businesses with substantial market power have a special responsibility not to abuse their position to restrict or eliminate competition.

The Hong Kong government appears set to introduce its long-awaited competition law into the Legislative Council by mid-July 2010, according to newspaper reports.

In the previous episode of this series, Mayer Brown JSM discussed the implications of sharing sensitive employment information with competitors.

Last week we looked at the Cardinal Sin of output limitation. This week we discuss Cardinal Sin No. 3 – market sharing.

The impending commencement of Hong Kong’s first cross-sector competition law brings to Hong Kong businesses a fresh challenge of managing competition law risk.

The Competition Ordinance introduces two broad prohibitions for companies conducting business in Hong Kong.

In the previous episode of this series, Mayer Brown JSM discussed how a non-solicitation agreement between competitors differs from the typical restrictive covenants in an employment contract.

Hong Kong's Competition Commission yesterday published a draft leniency policy for companies engaged in cartel conduct.

Last week we gave you an overview of the four Cardinal Sins under the Competition Ordinance. This week we discuss Cardinal Sin No.1 – price fixing.