The ruling is also a reminder of the circumstances in which the court may order indemnity costs for such failures. On 29 July 2022, the UK High Court ruled in Cabo Concepts Limited v. MGA Entertainment (UK) Limited that...more
Globally, competition regulators have increased their attention to digital companies since big tech firms and dual platforms have the capabilities to gain disproportional advantages. Competition and antitrust laws aim to...more
Following settlement negotiations with the parties concerned the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published on 31st May 2019 a non-confidential version of its decision in which it found six office fit-out firms had...more
Lights Back On: Territorial Limits in EU Cartel Damages Claims - The Court of Appeal has ruled that iiyama's 1bn EUR cartel damages claims, against the participants of the cathode ray tube ("CRT") market and liquid...more
Case sends “a strong signal to companies about...critical compliance obligations” according to the CMA’s Executive Director of Enforcement. Key Points: - The case marks the first time in the UK that a fine was imposed...more
The CMA ,the UK’s main competition regulator, launched an investigation on 26th September 2017 into home insurance price comparison website, compare the market.com, over its use of most favoured nation clauses and whether...more
French cosmetics company Caudalie had previously made headlines in a case decided on February 2nd 2016. In that case, Caudalie had applied for an injunction against an online marketplace to compel it to cease selling Caudalie...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) announced on 7 December that it had fined pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer and its UK distributor Flynn Pharma a total of £90 million. According to the CMA, the companies...more
BREXIT – BUSINESS AS USUAL...AT LEAST FOR NOW - What do you need to know? Despite the UK's vote to leave the European Union ("EU"), companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the EU in...more