The 2012 Guide to Competition and Antitrust

• Editorial: Competition in crisis

• The OFT’s four steps to compliance

  The UK Office of Fair Trading’s four-step approach to compliance is explained by Jackie Holland, Senior Director of the agency’s Policy Group

• Uncertainties linger under Brazil’s pre-merger regime

  The new Brazilian antitrust system is an improvement for the country. But Andrés Staibano and Jose Ricardo Martins of Peixoto e Cury Advogados explain that the implementation has raised more questions

• The Supreme Court decision changing Chinese anti-monopoly cases

  Judicial interpretation of the Supreme Court is having a significant impact on Chinese anti-monopoly cases, Susan Ning and Hazel Yin of King & Wood Mallesons explain how

• Ecuador’s new competition legislation must be handled with care

  Ecuador’s new competition legislation must be handled with care. Luis Marín Tobar-Subía of Pérez Bustamante & Ponce explains why

• Pitfalls under Hong Kong’s new Competition Ordinance

  After much opposition, Hong Kong finally has a Competition Ordinance. Donald Hess and Sébastien Evrard of Jones Day explain the pitfalls for companies

• Latest Indian merger control trends analysed

  Cyril Shroff and Nisha Kaur Uberoi of Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co give an overview of the key trends in merger control in India

• Japan’s new caselaw on dominant position bargaining

  Etsuko Hara and Yoshiharu Usuki of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune explain how three cases have altered the landscape for dominant bargaining positions in Japan

• Challenges lie ahead for Malaysia’s new competition commission

  Malaysia’s new competition regime remains untested. The commission will face challenges, according to Loong Caesar and Cara Yasmin of Raslan Loong

• The recent cases that will change Taiwanese competition

  Stephen Wu, Yvonne Hsieh and Wei-Han Wu of Lee and Li explain how recent cases and regulations will affect Taiwanese competition

• The issues at stake under Turkey’s new leniency programme

  Turkey is adopting a leniency program within its antitrust regime. Gönenç Gürkaynak of ELIG explains the issues at stake for applicants

• What the new Competition and Markets Authority means for the UK market

  James Aitken and Timothy Lamb of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer explain the UK’s competition reforms.