Veterinary cartel in Bergen
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: If the collaboration has resulted in higher prices, the customers can claim compensation.
Professor Erling Hjelmeng
- Erling.Hjelmeng@nhh.no
- Department
- Accounting, Auditing and Law
- Expertise
- Accounting and Auditing
Erling Hjelmeng has been a visiting professor at the Norwegian School of Economics since 2006. His main occupation is as a professor at the Department of Private Law, University of Oslo (affiliated with the Centre for European Law). He holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Oslo (1996) and received his dr. juris degree from the same university in 2003. His main research and teaching has been in the field of competition law and EU law, with particular focus on enforcement both on a national and international level. He has also published books and articles in the field of tort law.
Since 2009, he is a co-editor of Tidsskrift for rettsvitenskap (Journal of Legal Science). Currently, he is a leader of the research group Markets – Innovation – Competition at the University of Oslo. He was the Chairman of the committee reviewing the Norwegian Competition Act (2011-12), of the committee drafting an Act on good trading practices in the grocery sector (2012-13), and the committee proposing amendments to the organization of the Norwegian market for agricultural products (2014-15).
Selected publications
| Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Sunde, Jørn Øyrehagen; Hjelmeng, Erling Johan | Landslova 750 år: eit spesialnummer | Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap Volume 137 (3); page 386 - 398; 2024 |
| Hjelmeng, Erling Johan | Prosjektsamarbeid i konkurranseretten | Kontrakter og anskaffelser - Festskrift til Lasse Simonsen 70 år; 2023 |
| Hjelmeng, Erling Johan | Domstolsprøving i konkurransesaker | Tidsskrift for forretningsjus; 2023 |
| Auriol, Emmanuelle; Hjelmeng, Erling Johan; Søreide, Tina | Corporate criminals in a market context: enforcement and optimal sanctions | European Journal of Law and Economics Volume 56; page 225 - 287; 2023 |
Dissemination
The Competition Authority's misjudgments
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: There is presumably an extra good atmosphere at the publishers' Christmas tables, while there is a critical evaluation of their own misjudgments that is on the menu at the Competition Authority.
Not only legally untenable, but also an excuse
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: The Norwegian Competition Authority speaks loudly against politicians' proposals for new rules on price differences in the grocery industry. But again, politicians seem more balanced and curious than the competition authorities.
Lawyer boycott can be a violation of the competition law
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: The Bar Association is organizing a boycott of the Supreme Court. With that, it can itself come into conflict with the law - the competition law. The Supreme Court of the United States has stamped a similar boycott as an cartel business.
«It’s hope in a hanging snore» – but not in the Super League
Øystein Foros and Erling J. Hjelmeng: UEFA's Sopranos-like methods to stop the new competitor goes against the competition rules of the European Union.