The 2008 guide to Competition and Antitrust

• European Union: The ripple effect

  Martin Bechtold and David Gabathuler of Allen & Overy describe a sophisticated and complex enforcement regime

• Austria: Protective structures

  Stefanie Stegbauer and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr discuss the workings of Austrian competition law

• Bulgaria: Greater protection

  Mariya Papazova of Andreev, Stoyanov & Tsekova in cooperation with Schoenherr and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr outline developments in Bulgarian competition law and practice

• China: New law rolls out

  China's Anti-Monopoly Law recently came into force. Andrew McGinty and Kirstie Nicholson of Lovells provide a comprehensive outline

• Croatia: Agency requires more force

  Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr outlines the work of the Croatian Competition Agency

• Czech Republic: Constant evolution

  Ludek Vrána and Robert Pelikán of Linklaters provide an update on Czech competition law and highlight areas of future progress

• France: Minority interests require attention

  Florence Ninane, Olivier Fréget and Charlotte Beauchataud of Allen & Overy examine the acquisition of minority interests in competitors from a competition law perspective

• Hungary: The amendment is pending

  Kinga Hetényi and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr outline the provisions of a proposed Competition Act

• India: A muddled beginning

  Anand S Pathak of P&A Law Offices explores India's new Competition Act

• Japan: Fresh amendments

  Yusuke Nakano and Etsuko Hara of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune outline details of amendments to the Antimonopoly Act

• Romania: Under close scrutiny

  Cristina Pana of Schoenherr si Asociatii SCA and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr outline recent Romanian competition law

• Serbia: Protection tightens

  Srdjana Petronijevic of Moravcevic Vojnovic Zdravkovic oad in cooperation with Schoenherr and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr outline the provisions of the 2005 Act

• Slovenia: Control tightens

  Vid Kobe and Franz Urlesberger of Schoenherr elaborate on the recent changes in Slovenian competition law

• South Korea: Korean antitrust regulations

  Joseph Seon Hur and Paul S Rhee of Yoon Yang Kim Shin & Yu outline legal developments and guidelines

• Spain: Enforcement powers increased

  Juan Jiménez Laiglesia, Alfonso Ois and Samuel Rivero of DLA Piper provide an overview of Spanish antitrust law and practice

• Switzerland: Dawn raids and direct fines

  Benoît Merkt and Marcel Meinhardt of Lenz & Staehelin describe recent developments in competition law

• Turkey: Growing determination

  The Turkish Competition Board has broadened the scope of its investigation of dominant undertakings’ practices regarding points of sale. Gönenç Gürkaynak of ELIG outlines the facts

• Ukraine: A moving picture

  Denis Lysenko and Mariya Nizhnik of Vasil Kisil & Partners examine Ukrainian merger control