11 Nov, 2024 Competition law guidance on designing and implementing selective distribution schemes By Francion Brooks The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has provided guidance on the application of competition law to selective distribution arrangements...
08 Nov, 2024 Google/Anthropic: the latest chapter in the CMA’s scrutiny of generative AI By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac Generative AI has recently become a policy and enforcement priority for competition authorities across the globe1. In our previous post...
07 Nov, 2024 EC pursues Corning for exclusivity obligations - and no-challenge clauses - in relation to Gorilla Glass By Sean-Paul Brankin Yesterday (6 November 2024) the European Commission (EC) issued an unusually detailed press release announcing the formal opening of an...
01 Nov, 2024 EU Commission puts generative AI under the competition law microscope By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 19 September 2024, the European Commission (EC) published a Policy Brief on “Competition in Generative AI and Virtual Worlds”. It...
30 Oct, 2024 CJEU confirms that competitors can sue for breaches of the GDPR (using local competition rules) By Francion Brooks Antonia Kendrick The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently confirmed that a competitor, who is not a ‘data subject’ under the GDPR, has...
30 Sep, 2024 Seminal vote to suspend competition law in Guernsey allows merger to complete By James Batsford Stephen Smith Last week the States of Guernsey took the novel and historic step of voting to suspend the application of competition law to allow Sure...
11 Sep, 2024 What’s the story: CMA launches investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis debacle By Antonia Kendrick Stephen Smith By now, you should’ve somehow realised what you’re not to do On 5 September 2024, the CMA launched an investigation into Ticketmaster...
10 Sep, 2024 DMCC Act: plans for implementation announced By Francion Brooks The Government has set out its plans for implementation of the DMCC Act. In particular, the Government aims to commence the provisions...
02 Sep, 2024 US DoJ takes action against algorithmic pricing scheme By Sean-Paul Brankin The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an action against RealPage Inc., a provider of pricing software to landlords used in setting...
13 Aug, 2024 DMCC Act: Enforcement and penalties By Francion Brooks In our Spotlight series on the DMCC Act we have explored which big tech firms may be designated as having strategic market status (SMS)...
02 Aug, 2024 DMCC Act: CMA consults on updates to merger guidance By Francion Brooks This week the CMA published a consultation on draft updates to six of its merger guidance documents. These largely reflect the...
19 Jul, 2024 A new legal expert guide on Competition Law and IP rights by Pat Treacy, former head of Bristows competition team By Sophie Lawrance Elgar Competition Law and Practice series Bristows is delighted to announce the publication of the authoritative resource on the...