Sept. 3 hearing was held in Butte, Mont.; Sept 8 hearing was held in Casper, Wyo.; Sept. 11 hearing was held in Salt Lake City, Utah; Sept. 15 hearing was held in Kansas City, Mo.; Sept. 17 hearing was held in Omaha, Nebr.; Sept. 20 hearing was held in Minneapolis, Minn.; Sept. 23 hearing was held in Madison, Wis.; Sept. 27 hearing was held in South Bend, Ind.; Oct 8 hearing was held in Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Oct. 11 hearing was held in Houston, Tex.

"Unfair trading practices" is generally defined as consisting of deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise injurious conduct, referring to practices that directly affect consumers or competitors. In business-to-consumer relationships, unfair trading practices may involve misleading claims and advertising, conditional selling, excessive pricing, discriminatory pricing, and other misrepresentations. In business-to-business relationships, the prohibited conduct may be trade mark infringement, misappropriation, false advertising, bait-and-switch sales tactics, unauthorized substitution of brands of goods, use of confidential information by a former employee to solicit customers, theft of trade secrets, breach of a restrictive covenant, trade libel, and false representation of products or services. In this edition of the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, practicing lawyers from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union examine unfair trading practices in their respective jurisdictions.

Considers legislation to amend antitrust laws by vesting in FTC jurisdiction to prevent monopolistic practices in meat industry.

Considers legislation to amend antitrust laws by vesting in FTC jurisdiction to prevent monopolistic practices in meat industry.

The Business Law Guide to Belgium is essential reading for all companies doing business in Belgium, as well as for their legal advisers. This book is a time- and money-saving companion that deals with the legal aspects of most commercial scenarios from a practical point of view. Topics covered in the book include company law, mergers and acquisitions, accounting law, taxation and tax law, customs and excise law, financial law, employment law, residence and work permits, distribution law, E-commerce rules, intellectual property law, antitrust law, unfair trade practices, property law, environmental law, state aid rules, product liability law, data-protection rules, judicial composition and bankruptcy, and litigation and arbitration. Written by a team of Belgian lawyers at Van Bael and Bellis, this book reflects their day to-day experience with respect to the complex legal issues that arise under Belgian business law. This book is the only comprehensive treatise of Belgian business law available in English. Established in 1986, Van Bael and Bellis is one of the few independent international law firms based in Brussels. It advises companies from around the world on international trade law, antitrust law and Belgian business law, including corporate transactions and litigation.