The Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28 has caused a stir in the legal industry, leaving a number of...more
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the first half of 2019 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
On 7 September 2018, the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) upheld the August 2017 decision of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruling that Ping Europe Limited (Ping) had infringed EU and UK competition law by...more
In one of the first decisions of its kind, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) has blocked a group of claimants from pursuing a £14 billion “collective action” against MasterCard, in a significant blow to the feasibility...more
On 18 March 2016, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published only the second case to be brought under the new fast track procedure before the CAT under the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The fast track...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) continues to focus its attention on resale price maintenance particularly where it relates to minimum advertised prices (MAP) on on-line sites. The CMA has a history of...more