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Lexology PRO | European Union, Portugal | 27 Sep 2023
Landmark abuse of dominance decision upheld in Portugal
Portugal’s largest energy company has failed for a second time to convince an appellate court to overturn one of the country’s highest-ever abuse of dominance fines.
Lexology PRO | South Korea | 21 Sep 2023
Korea fines Broadcom €13.4 million over Samsung abuse
Broadcom abused its superior bargaining position over Samsung by forcing the mobile phone maker into unfair long-term contracts for telecommunications components, Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has said.
Lexology PRO | India | 24 Aug 2023
India consults on draft settlement and commitment regulations
Draft regulation in India proposes to allow businesses to end abuse of dominance investigations with settlements or remedies following the early stages of a probe.
Lexology PRO | South Korea | 14 Aug 2023
Apple faces additional app store scrutiny in Korea
Apple is reportedly facing scrutiny from Korean prosecutors over the fees it charges game developers, less than a year after the country’s antitrust enforcer raided its local headquarters over similar issues.
Lexology PRO | Canada | 9 Aug 2023
Canada begins preliminary review into Meta complaint
Canadian broadcasters have convinced the country’s antitrust watchdog to open a preliminary review into Meta’s decision to block local users from accessing news content on its digital platforms to avoid complying with a new law to reimburse media outlets.
Lexology PRO | Australia | 8 Aug 2023
Greenwashing distorts competitive markets, ACCC official warns
Too many businesses are “greenwashing” to gain a competitive advantage over those taking genuine steps to adopt sustainable practices, a senior official at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said.
Lexology PRO | Italy | 13 Jun 2023
Italian court annuls €11.3 million antitrust fine against Poste Italiane
An Italian court has attacked the national competition authority’s abuse of economic dependence analysis in annulling an €11.3 million fine against the country’s largest postal service operator, ruling the agency’s findings were “contradictory and illogical”.
Lexology PRO | Germany | 2 Jun 2023
Germany probes Vodafone for allegedly impeding nascent competitor
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is investigating if Vodafone and its tower company subsidiary delayed a nascent rival’s access to network antennas in an attempt to block its entry into the domestic telecommunications market.
Lexology PRO | China | 31 May 2023
China issues first joint cartel and abuse fine to epinephrine maker
China’s competition authority has for the first time ever sanctioned a company for cartel conduct and abuse of dominance in a single case – slapping an active pharmaceutical ingredient supplier with a €37.7 million penalty.
Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 30 May 2023
CAT to hear first-ever standalone carriage dispute in parallel Google claims
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has agreed to decide which of two proposed class representatives seeking up to €25 billion in damages from Google is best placed to proceed with their claim ahead of a full certification hearing.
