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FCA Publishes Findings From Its Wholesale Data Market Study

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The FCA found that wholesale data markets can be improved, but has ruled out a significant intervention. The FCA has published the findings of its wholesale data market study (MS23/1.5), which examined competition in the...more

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Caffeinated Beverages Stimulate Renewed Interest in U.S. Price Discrimination Law—But Confirm the Availability of the Functional...

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The Ninth Circuit recently revived a portion of a price discrimination claim brought by wholesalers of the popular 5-Hour Energy drink against its manufacturer, which provided more favorable promotional terms to a mass...more

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Mortgage Brokers File Class Action Against Leading Wholesale Mortgage Lender

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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the nation’s largest wholesale mortgage lender, announced on March 4, 2021, that it would no longer do business with mortgage brokers who also worked with Rocket Mortgage (the online loan...more

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COVID-19: Actions taken by EU competition authorities - will the HCC's approach go viral?

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Within the first week of the confinement measures in Europe, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) was one of the first EU competition authorities to announce a more lenient approach towards certain vertical agreements,...more

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Don’t Overlook EU, UK Antitrust Issues With Vertical Arrangements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, antitrust/competition law in the EU and UK has focused primarily on competitor cooperation and price increases of certain products, such as face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol,...more

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THE LATEST: California Jury Rejects Robinson-Patman Act Claim Against 5-hour Energy Maker

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Family-owned wholesalers brought a Robinson-Patman claim against the maker of 5-hour Energy alleging discounts given to Costco amounted to illegal price discrimination. A jury in California rejected the claim after a...more

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10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2019 – Progress Report

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These topics are attracting particular attention because they are either at a key stage in the regulatory change or implementation cycle, or because uncertainty and inconsistency in their recent implementation means that they...more

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Divergent Views on Vertical Mergers Apparent in FTC’s Staples Merger Consent

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In the process of green-lighting a vertical merger with a firewall remedy, the current Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) exposed a significant partisan divergence in the commissioners’ approach to vertical...more

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10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2019

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As we approach the end of the post-crisis regulatory reform agenda, we are still witnessing fast-paced regulatory developments that are undeniably and significantly driven by Brexit — with no signs of things slowing down in...more

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UK: FCA General Insurance and Protection Sector Views 2017

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The FCA has outlined the current trends, risks and its overall assessment of the General Insurance sector in its 2017 Sector Views, published last week.  ...more

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