The Competition Commission’s power to block transactions outside the UK – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

“The judgment in Akzo Nobel NV v Competition Commission [2013] CAT 13 is an important decision on the ability of the Competition Commission (‘CC’) to block transactions between companies outside of the UK. However, neither party to the appeal will be entirely happy with the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (‘CAT’) legal analysis. There must therefore be a chance that – in a future case even if not in this one – the decision will be subject to attacks from both directions.”

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Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 1st July 2013

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