Nov 15, 2023 Will the impact of the NSI on corporate transactions be reduced? By Jeremy Kelly The UK government has this week (13 November 2023) suggested that it could narrow the application of the National Security and Investment...
Apr 21, 2023 Dawn raids – luxury brands take note By Jeremy Kelly The European Commission has confirmed that it carried out "dawn raids" on a number of companies active in the fashion industry on 18...
Apr 05, 2023 The CMA issues compliance advice to online businesses on the use of so-called ‘urgency’ and price reduction claims aimed at consumers By Guy Cartwright The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the body responsible for promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour in the...
Mar 14, 2023 Something smelled wrong? Fragrance suppliers subject to multijurisdictional dawn raids By Gustaf Duhs On 7 March 2023, competition authorities carried out dawn raids in a number of jurisdictions at the premises of businesses active in the...
Feb 22, 2023 CAT rules that CMA information gathering powers have limited extraterritorial reach By Gustaf Duhs As reported here, BMW and VW challenged the extraterritorial reach of CMA information gathering powers under s26 of the Competition Act...
Jan 17, 2023 BMW and VW challenge the extraterritorial reach of CMA information gathering powers By Gustaf Duhs On 8 December 2022, the CMA imposed administrative fines on BMW AG for having failed to comply with an information request under s26 of...
Nov 18, 2022 UK government orders reverse of Chinese takeover of Britain’s largest chip plant By David Draper The UK government has this week published a decision concerning a £63m takeover of Newport semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia Newport...
Nov 09, 2022 Dark patterns: harmful puppeteering or harmless persuasion? By Beverley Flynn Design features used by websites and apps to influence consumer behaviour are under the spotlight, with some earning themselves the...
Sep 27, 2022 Red cards for Glasgow Rangers, JD Sports and Elite Sports By Gustaf Duhs As reported here, the CMA issued a Statement of Objections in June 2022 against Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers FC, provisionally...
Aug 03, 2022 First blocking of asset deal under NSI Act By Gustaf Duhs The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently issued a final order under the National Security...
Jun 10, 2022 No protected costs position for the CMA By Gustaf Duhs On 25 May 2022, the Supreme Court (UKSC) overturned the Court of Appeal’s costs ruling in the Pfizer/Flynn case regarding excessive...
Jun 09, 2022 Red cards for Glasgow Rangers, JD Sports and Elite Sports? By Gustaf Duhs The CMA has issued a Statement of Objections against Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers FC, provisionally finding that they broke...