On 27 June 2019 the European Commission imposed a fine of €28 million on the Japanese imaging and optical products manufacturer Canon for “gun-jumping” by using a warehousing structure in its 2016 acquisition of Toshiba...more
7/9/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Breach of Competition Law ,
Canon ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Toshiba ,
Warehouses
The entry into force of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA15”) on 1 October 2015 sees the overhaul of the private enforcement regime in England & Wales. The CRA15, which amends both the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise...more
10/1/2015
/ Breach of Competition Law ,
EU ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Infringement ,
Jurisdiction ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Private Right of Action ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
UK Consumer Rights Act