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CAT upholds CMA excessive pricing decision in liothyronine tablets case

European Union, United Kingdom - August 15 2023 The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed appeals against the CMA’s finding of abuse of dominance relating to excessive pricing of…

Have the “Litigation Leviathans” been tamed or unleashed? The Court of Appeal’s judgments in Trucks and Forex

European Union, United Kingdom - August 8 2023 On 25 July 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down two seminal collective proceedings judgments in the Trucks and Forex proceedings: UK Trucks Claim…

Overview of the EU Commission’s Guidance on Information Exchange

European Union - August 2 2023 In June 2023 the European Commission adopted its revised guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements (Guidelines) together with its revised…

One step closer: the Cabinet Office consults on transparency notices under the Procurement Bill

United Kingdom - July 27 2023 The much-heralded Procurement Bill will bring about a major reform of UK law on the award of public contracts. The Bill is expected to receive royal…

EU moves towards outbound investment controls: a geopolitical European Commission shifts gear

European Union, USA - July 27 2023 The European Commission has become extremely active in creating new instruments to deal with actual and impending geopolitical challenges…

Reform of German ARC - A paradigm shift?

Germany - July 19 2023 The German Parliament has passed the 11th reform of the German Act against restraints of competition (ARC). The reform will take effect soon and has…

UK government publishes second annual report on the National Security and Investment Act

United Kingdom - July 18 2023 On 11 July 2023, the Cabinet Office published the second Annual Report on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), covering the period…

CRTea Podcast Series - Episode 3: Taking stock: Sustainability, Competition law and the Consumer sector

United Kingdom - July 17 2023 In our latest Episode Helen Bignall (Of Counsel) and Clemence Barraud (Senior Associate) from our London Competition, Regulation and Trade group…

The EU Anti Economic Coercion Regulation - A New Addition to the EU’s Toolbox

European Union - July 14 2023 The increasingly fractious geopolitical environment and a loss of faith in international adjudication has led the EU to develop a more “autonomous”…

EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation - Implementing Regulation and Notification Forms Adopted

European Union - July 11 2023 The European Commission has now adopted its long-awaited Implementing Regulation in relation to the EU’s new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”)…