ArticleFocus Antitrust - 27 February 2019CMA provisionally finds significant competition concerns with Sainsbury's/Asda mergerEuropean UnionAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys
ArticleFocus Antitrust - 3 July 2019The CMA has launched a market study into online platforms and the digital advertising market in the UK. This forms part of the launch of the CMA's digital markets strategy. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys
ArticleFocus Antitrust - 9 September 2020The CMA has obtained a further director disqualification undertaking as part of its nortriptyline cartel investigation, as well as issuing director disqualification proceedings against another director. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - Competition Weekly Email Alert - 25 July 2012The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleECJ Rules On Infringement By Provision Of Hyperlinks To Copyright Owner's Live BroadcastsThis is good news for broadcasters as it confirms that there is nothing to stop member states legislating to bring the provision of links to paywall-protected live streaming within the scope of national legislation. European UnionIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleOther Matters Of Interest - In BriefAustria became the first country to ratify the Unified Patent Court agreement in 2013.European UnionIntellectual PropertyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleOfcom Consults On Enforcement Of Television Advertising Scheduling RulesOfcom is consulting on amendments to its Code on the Scheduling of Television Advertising, in order to consider how scheduling rules should be enforced.European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleWith More Frequency Space Being Made Available On The Spectrum Band Who Will Be Allocated Its Use?The report proposed to make available the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) to wireless broadband by 2020.European UnionMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleEU Data Protection ReformFar reaching proposals to update and modernise data protection rules has been announced.European UnionPrivacyCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleSwitzerland Is Removed From The EU Tax Grey ListHaving been on the grey list of tax havens for almost two years, Switzerland has finally been removed from the said list.European UnionTaxCharles Russell Speechlys
ArticleNo Rights For Unmarried Fathers In Hong Kong?In the popular Netflix movie, Fatherhood, Kevin Hart plays a widowed father, setting out to raise his daughter on his own.Hong KongFamily and MatrimonialCharles Russell Speechlys
ArticleCMA And OFCOM Memorandum Of Understanding: Competition PowersThe Competition & Markets Authority and the Office of Communications have entered into a non binding Memorandum of Understanding.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - 1 AprilThe Consumer Rights Act 2015 introduces a number of important changes to the UK regime for private actions for breaches of competition law. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - 16 April 2014The ECJ has delivered its judgments on appeals by Areva/Alstom, Siemens Transmission & Distribution and the European Commission.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - 25 June 2014ECJ dismisses appeal by FLS Plast against General Court’s industrial bags cartel judgment.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - Competition Weekly Email Alert - 16 May 2012Government presses ahead with changes to the UK competition regime.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust: Competition Weekly Email Alert - 26 September 2012Following its investigation into whether four e-book publishers and Apple had engaged in a concerted practice to raise the retail prices of e-books, the European Commission is now consulting on the commitments offered by the parties to address the Commission’s competition concerns. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - Competition Weekly Email Alert - 31 July 2013A summary of the most recent antitrust/competition law developments. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP
ArticleFocus Antitrust - Competition Weekly Email Alert - 6 November 2013The European Commission has opened an in-depth merger investigation into the planned combination of the European chlorvinyls businesses of INEOS of Switzerland and Solvay of Belgium in a newly created joint venture. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawCharles Russell Speechlys LLP