‘The competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into whether the proposed £12bn merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda could hurt consumers and the small businesses that supply the supermarkets.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK enforcement watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority is opening an investigation into whether social media stars are being open about paid-for endorsements.’
Technology Law Update, 20th August 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Celebrities who promote products on social media are under investigation by the competition watchdog amid concerns they are not making it clear when they have been paid to do so.’
The Guardian, 16th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The fine is for its actions in 2014 when Whistl, which was then known as TNT, was trying to become its first competitor in wholesale mail delivery.’
BBC News, 14th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Joint ventures can vary enormously in terms of their scope and nature and be pro-competitive and justified, but as businesses increasingly look to collaborate to innovate, the agreements are coming in for greater scrutiny from competition authorities.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Competition and Markets Authority said it will be considering whether the merger could result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the UK for goods or services.’
The Independent, 18th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Trinity Mirror’s £200m deal to buy the Express and Star newspapers is to be investigated by media regulator Ofcom over issues including plurality and the editorial independence of Richard Desmond’s titles.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the first of a regular Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) column for Family Law Claire Davis, Director of SFE, considers the issue of care homes charging fees after death.’
Family Law, 5th March 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will target “industries that are at a greater risk of cartels forming” as part of a new campaign to crack down on anti-competitive behaviour.’
OUT-LAW.com, February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A bill introducing an energy cap for 11 million households across Britain will be introduced to Parliament today. The Government claims the Domestic Gas and Electricity Bill, which will allow the regulator Ofgem to limit tariffs until 2020, could save people up to £100 a year.’
The Independent, 26th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Formal bidding for spectrum identified as central to ‘4G’ and future ‘5G’ services in the UK is set to commence after the Court of Appeal rejected a legal challenge against the rules set for the auction.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Gambling companies must end misleading online ‘free bet’ offers or face action, the competition watchdog has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Fox’s proposed takeover of Sky is not in the public interest on grounds of media plurality, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The costs incurred by Mastercard in defending an attempt to bring one of the largest class actions ever appear “wholly unreasonable and disproportionate”, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd January 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The current framework of legal regulation is “inconsistent”, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) accepted today, but said it could not commit to the formal review sought by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and others.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Dominic Raab addressed guests at the Policy Exchange in London for the launch of the Linklaters report ‘The Rule of Law: everyone has a part to play’.’
Ministry of Justice, 7th December 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Recent press reports have suggested that competition lawyers in other Member States have been confidently predicting the death of cartel claims in the UK following Brexit. But reports of the demise of this species of litigation are premature. The European Communities Act 1972 (the ECA 1972) will be repealed following the entry into force of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the Bill). But this is unlikely to have any significant impact on the ability of claimants to bring claims before UK courts for damages caused by infringement of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) – at least for quite some time. The reason for this is the provisions of the Bill that protect rights that have accrued prior to “exit day”.’
Blackstone Chambers, 4th December 2017
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The UK competition watchdog has delayed by a month its provisional decision on 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn proposed deal to take full control of Sky in order to allow sufficient time to consider the thousands of submissions it has received.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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