Competition & Antitrust

Expert report for Kiwibank’s cross-submission on the Commerce Commission’s Preliminary Issues Paper Kiwibank engaged Link Economics to consider certain aspects of the submissions made by the largest banks on the Commerce Commission’s preliminary issues paper for the market study into personal banking services. Link Economics’ report used empirical analysis to assess the competition landscape in…

Expert witness statement for an Interim Injunction regarding Mobile Termination Charges in Papua New Guinea, 2011 The smaller mobile network in PNG sought an interim injunction in relation to the mobile termination rates charged by the largest mobile network. Emma Ihaia was engaged by the smaller network to prepare a report that examined the effects…

Competition impacts of a government-funded investment by a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE), 2020 Link Economics and Castalia co-authored a report that analysed the impact on competition of an investment supported by the Government’s Covid Response and Relief Fund. The investment was in an asset for an SOE to use in a competitive market.  We examined the…

Expert reports on the competitive effects of a merger between Vodafone New Zealand and Sky Network Television, 2016-17 New Zealand’s pay television provider (Sky) and one of the country’s largest telecommunications service providers (Vodafone) proposed a merger, and applied to the Commerce Commission for a clearance. Utility retailer Trustpower and entrant wireless network BlueReach opposed…

Economic perspectives on the first clearance application for a collaborative activities exception to New Zealand’s cartel provisions, 2022 In 2022 Emma Ihaia was invited to present at the annual workshop of the Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand (CLPINZ) to provide economic perspectives on the Commerce Commission’s decision to decline a collaborative activity…

Expert report for an authorisation of collective bargaining by members of the New Zealand Tegel Growers Association, 2022 The New Zealand Tegel Growers Association (NZTGA) applied on behalf of its members to the Commerce Commission for an authorisation to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of supply of chicken growing services to Tegel Foods Limited.…

Merger authorisation expert report on the public benefits and detriments of a proposed spectrum sharing arrangement by Telstra Corporation Limited and TPG Telecom Limited,2022 Telstra and TPG proposed to enter an agreement to share active mobile network infrastructure and spectrum in parts of regional Australia. The parties made an application to the Australian Competition and…