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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.
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Cartels, Competition Economics
ALLEGED HORIZONTAL AGREEMENT IN THE MARKET FOR OPERATING LEASE IN ROMANIA
Lear’s economists assisted the members of ASLO (Asociatia Societatilor de Leasing Operational), i.e. the Romanian industry trade association of operating leasing companies, investigated by the Romanian Competition Council for having allegedly enabled an exchange of sensitive commercial information among its associates.
Competition Economics, Litigation
DAMAGES ESTIMATION IN THE EUROPEAN TRUCK MARKET
Lear is assisting multiple hauliers in the Italian, Slovak, and Czech Republic market in the action for damages arising from a collusive price-fixing agreement in the market for medium and heavy trucks, as established by the European Commission. In Italy, Lear is currently involved in five claims and assisting 212 firms. Lear economists have been […] Read more
Cartels
Alleged horizontal agreement in the mobile telecom market
The Italian Competition Authority started an investigation into the retail market for mobile telecommunications services to assess whether mobile operators had coordinated their strategy with reference to a change in the billing cycle for mobile services imposed by a change in regulation. According to the Authority, the operators all reacted to the change in regulation […] Read more
Competition Economics
Alleged planned obsolescence in the smartphone sector
The Italian Competition Authority started an investigation into a leading supplier of consumer electronics, alleging that software updates for a popular smartphone model had the effect of deteriorating the device performance. The allegation of the Italian Competition Authority relied on evidence from customers’ repair requests which showed an unusual peak following the release of software […] Read more
Competition Economics, Litigation
Quantifying harm from regulation in the telecom sector
Lear is assisting a telecom operator in quantifying harm that will be suffered as a result of a change of the regulated price of compulsory communication data that have to be provided to the Judiciary by law. The analysis developed by Lear aims at verifying the methodology used to determine incremental costs borne by the […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged horizontal agreement in the market for reinforcing steel
Lear assisted several companies involved in an investigation by the Italian Competition Authority for an alleged horizontal agreement in the market for reinforcing steel used in the construction sector. Lear’s analysis showed that the econometric evidences presented by the Authority was not suitable to prove the existence of any anti-competitive agreement and that the practice […] Read more
Cartels, Competition Economics
Alleged anticompetitive agreement in the market for plasma derivates
The Italian Competition Authority in 2018 held an investigation into Kedrion and Grifols, two providers of plasma derivatives, for their joint participation to a tender launched by the Italian Healthcare System. The Italian Competition Authority was concerned that the joint bid had unduly restricted competition for the award of the tender. Lear’s analyses successfully showed […] Read more
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