{"id":9589,"date":"2019-02-01T09:59:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T08:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-publications&#038;p=9589"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:59:23","slug":"review-of-bechtold-bosch-gwb-act-against-restraints-of-competition","status":"publish","type":"hbi-publications","link":"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/review-of-bechtold-bosch-gwb-act-against-restraints-of-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Bechtold\/Bosch, GWB: Act Against Restraints of Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/matthias-c-kettemann\/\">Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann<\/a> reviews Bechtold and Bosch\u2019s commentary on the German Act Against Restraints of Competition, highlighting its relevance for legal debates on competition, regulation, and digital markets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9587 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rezension-zu-BechtoldBosch-GWB.-Gesetz-gegen-Wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen-Kettemann-300x193.png\" alt=\"Portrait Matthias C. Kettemann\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rezension-zu-BechtoldBosch-GWB.-Gesetz-gegen-Wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen-Kettemann-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rezension-zu-BechtoldBosch-GWB.-Gesetz-gegen-Wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen-Kettemann-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Rezension-zu-BechtoldBosch-GWB.-Gesetz-gegen-Wettbewerbsbeschraenkungen-Kettemann.png 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This review evaluates the 9th edition of the commentary *GWB: Act Against Restraints of Competition* by Bechtold and Bosch. It focuses on the work\u2019s significance for the interpretation of German competition law, as well as its analysis of current challenges posed by digital markets and the growing importance of platforms and data-driven business models.<\/p>\n<p>Kettemann, M. (2019): Rezension zu Bechtold\/Bosch, GWB. Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschr\u00e4nkungen [Review of Bechtold\/Bosch, GWB: Act Against Restraints of Competition], \u00a7\u00a7 1-96, 185, 186. Kommentar. 9. Auflage, C.H. Beck 2018. Auf: &#8220;dierezensenten&#8221;: http:\/\/dierezensenten.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/rezension-gwb.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2433,"template":"","tags":[398],"class_list":["post-9589","hbi-publications","type-hbi-publications","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-miscellaneous"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review of Bechtold\/Bosch, GWB: Act Against Restraints of Competition - Leibniz HBI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newws.leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-publications\/review-of-bechtold-bosch-gwb-act-against-restraints-of-competition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review of Bechtold\/Bosch, GWB: Act Against Restraints of Competition\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Matthias C. 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