By: Yvonne Hsieh
(The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)
In a decision dated 24 April 2008, the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) determined that the adverse consequences of restraining competition arising from the proposed acquisition and merger of Cashbox Party World Karaoke Parlors by Holiday Group Co. Ltd. would outweigh the overall economic benefit from the transaction. Thus the TFTC prohibited the merger.

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By: Yvonne Hsieh
(The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)
On 8 January 2008 the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) revoked its Guidelines for Handling Civil Air Transportation Enterprises' Merger Filings and Guidelines on Unendorsed Ticket Transfers between Airline Companies, and issued Guidelines for Handling Merger and Concerted Action Cases of Domestic Civil Air Transportation Enterprises. This article discusses the main points of the new Guidelines.

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By: Yvonne Hsieh
(The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)
On 13 March 2008 the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) determined that seven suppliers of bottled liquid petroleum gas (LPG) had used improper methods to cause LPG retailers in various districts of the greater Taipei area to raise the retail price of LPG, and not to engage in price competition or win customers away from each other. The TFTC imposed fines totaling NT$84.6 million on these seven enterprises (including the Taipei County LPG Association) and nine individuals.

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By Ding Liang

As China is a fairly young competition regime, there are few competition precedent cases regarding the validity of non-compete clauses. Further, we note that there are no guidelines or regulations accompanying the Anti-Monopoly Law (the "AML") . Thus, this article will only explore the possibility of the treatment of non-compete clauses under the AML. It will be subject to further revision after detailed guidelines are issued.

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(in Mandarin)
By: Stephen C. Wu and Sophia M. C
(The article reflects only the authors' opinion and does not represent the opinion of Lee and Li.)
This article discusses the rules for identifying illegal comparative advertising.

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