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UK Competition and Markets Authority Receives Enhanced Merger Control and Enforcement Powers

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), which became law on 24 May 2024, represents a major shift in UK digital, competition and consumer protection regulation....more

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Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

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Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

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BCLP’s Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world

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Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more

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The European Commission eyes the addition of a market investigation tool to its 60-year-old toolbox - but is it a chisel or a...

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On 2 June 2020, the European Commission published its roadmap on the possible introduction of a ‘new competition tool’ that would allow it to initiate market investigations into perceived structural competition problems, with...more

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Impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic on European Antitrust Enforcement

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Relaxation of antitrust rules to avoid shortages of supply. On 23 March 2020, the European Competition Network (ECN) issued a statement acknowledging that the current situation “may trigger the need for companies to cooperate...more

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UK Competition Law 2020

On 27 February 2020, Skadden antitrust/competition partner Bill Batchelor chaired an InformaConnect conference in London exploring evolving Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) enforcement practices, concurrent regulation,...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: South Korean competition authority's antitrust enforcement action against major OTAs; U.K.’s...

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South Korean Competition Authority Takes a Hard Look at Parity - (“Comment: Use by online-travel agencies of MFN clauses under study by South Korean antitrust watchdog,” MLex Insight on Dec 5, 2019) South Korea’s Fair...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - November 2019

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United States: July - September 2019 Update - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continue an active docket challenging M&A transactions. DOJ is resolving antitrust reviews significantly...more

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The CMA Remicade decision: discount schemes and abuse of dominance – effects matter!

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On 14 March 2019, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to close its investigation into a discount scheme by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD). The CMA concluded that there were no grounds for it to take...more

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CMA Orders Parties to Unwind Integration During Ongoing Investigation

For the first time, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has flexed its regulatory muscles by ordering the unwinding – during the course of its ongoing investigation – of a completed acquisition....more

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UK Antitrust Authority Seeks Powers to Increase Merger Scrutiny, Issue Sectoral Interim Regulations and Weaken Judicial...

On 21 February 2019, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), at the U.K. government’s request, set out ‘wide-ranging and radical’ proposals to reshape U.K. competition enforcement and consumer protection regime....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - CMA initiates enforcement action against booking sites; Hoteliers seek dismissal of anti-trust...

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This week’s Update features a number of “legal” updates to stories we have been following for some time. Enjoy....more

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European Commission Sets its Sights on Allegedly Excessive Drug Prices

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In the European Union, Big Pharma has been operating with a target on its back for the best part of the last decade. Following its 2008 sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission vowed to clamp down on...more

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"Big Data an Ongoing Concern for EU Competition Law"

The question of how "big data" should be treated in merger control and antitrust enforcement was a key issue for the European Commission and national regulators in European Union member states in 2016, with competition...more

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