Howard Chan is a Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills based in Hong Kong. He is experienced in the full spectrum of competition law, including anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and merger control. He frequently advises on complex issues arising in cross-border transactions, joint venture structures, and other forms of cooperation arrangements. Howard Chan is familiar with competition law regimes across Asia (including Hong Kong, Mainland China, and South East Asian jurisdictions such as Singapore and Indonesia), as well as the EU and UK. He has worked for clients across many different industries, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure, banking, and TMT sectors.
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On 24 March 2023, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued updated versions of four competition law related guidelines, replacing the interim provisions previously in force. These new guidelines have come into effect on 15 April 2023 and include: 1.Provisions on the (...)
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Introduction On 15 September 2022, the Competition Commission (Hong Kong) (the “Commission”) commenced its first enforcement proceedings in relation to resale price maintenance (“RPM”) arrangements against a food manufacturer, The Tien Chu (Hong Kong) Company Limited (“Tien Chu”). What is (...)
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The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), China’s primary competition enforcement regulator, recently published a consultation draft of its amendments to the existing Provisions on Administrative Sanctions Against Price-related Illegal Activities on 2 July 2021 (the Provisions). (...)
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On 14 December 2020, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed fines against three internet based companies Alibaba Investment Limited, China Literature Limited and Shenzhen Hive-box Network Technology for respective failures to notify past transactions under the merger (...)
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On 27 October 2020, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Interim Provisions on Undertaking Concentration Examination (Provisions), which will come into force on 1 December 2020. As well as consolidating previous guidance published by its predecessor, the (...)
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In August 2020, China’s chief competition enforcement agency, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), announced the publication of the ‘2019 Compilation of Antitrust Regulations and Guidance’ (《2019年反垄断规章和指南汇编》). This publication formally adopts four key guidelines (the (...)
