16 Jun 2022 Will the CMA force Apple to allow cloud gaming apps on iPhones? By Matthew Hunt The CMA has published the final report from its market study into mobile ecosystems. The report covers a lot of ground, analysing Apple...
30 May 2022 UK Supreme Court settles starting point for costs awards against public bodies By Matthew Hunt The CMA's investigation into the suspected unfair pricing of phenytoin sodium capsules started in May 2013. Needless to say, it has been...
26 May 2022 Like London Buses By Stephen Smith We have been waiting for the first use by the Government of its powers to 'call in' for review transactions which raise potential...
12 Apr 2022 Dawn raids are coming home... By Sophie Lawrance On 6 April, a senior official confirmed that the European Commission (EC) had exercised its power to conduct dawn raid investigations at...
20 Jan 2022 What could the competition concerns be for the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard deal? By Matthew Hunt There has been a lot of chatter over the last few days about the game-changing announcement that Microsoft is acquiring Activision...
20 Jan 2022 Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for ~£70bn - will Call of Duty become Xbox exclusive and Xbox Games Pass become OP? By Charles Purdie Microsoft has announced that it is acquiring Activision Blizzard, surprising almost everyone in the games industry. The news was met with...
24 Nov 2021 Director disqualification in a private competition damages claim - Blue sky thinking, or on a different Planet? By Sophie Lawrance An intriguing new claim has been lodged in recent weeks before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Blue Planet Holdings' claim involves not...
09 Nov 2021 EU commitments from big tech - here we go again...? By Sophie Lawrance News that Amazon is looking to extricate itself from the continuing EU competition investigations is not especially surprising. 'Big...
05 Nov 2021 UK FRAND case given green light in favour of China FRAND case By Richard Pinckney The UK High Court was recently required to decide whether SEP infringement proceedings seeking FRAND relief brought by Nokia against OPPO...
22 Oct 2021 CMA to assess music streaming industry By Matthew Hunt Earlier this week the CMA announced plans to carry out a market study on music streaming. The CMA is still determining the final scope of...
13 Oct 2021 Epic Games and Apple both [app]eal antitrust judgment By Matthew Hunt Last month I jotted down a few thoughts on the ND California judgment in Epic and Apple's dispute over in-app payments on the App Store....
24 Sep 2021 Epic Games v Apple: what's the verdict? By Matthew Hunt In August 2020 Epic Games took on Apple in an all guns blazing attempt to open up app distribution and in-app payment on the App Store....