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Ofcom has published its decision in relation to the investigation of BT and its pricing for residential broadband between June 2002 and December 2004. The investigation stemmed from an initial complaint...
IBM becomes latest IT giant to be investigated by European Commission over possible competition law issues
The European Commission is investigating whether IBM has abused its dominant position contrary to Article 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (formerly Article 82 of the EC Treaty)....
European Commission investigates allegations of abuse of dominant position by Google
The European Commission is investigating a complaint by three of Google’s competitors that it has been abusing its dominant position, contrary to Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...
England football shirt trade war hits fever pitch as Asda sells shirts at half their RRP after sourcing from grey market
Asda is taking on the dominant might of Umbro after the supermarket bought official England shirts from the European Union grey market for re-sale in the UK – at half of Umbro’s recommended retail...
Pharmaceutical company not abusing dominant position by refusal to supply drug as refusal was not for anti-competitive reasons – Intecare Direct v Pfizer, High Court
Pfizer held a dominant position in the market for the supply of a particular cancer drug called SUTENT in the UK. Pfizer introduced a policy where it had to limit the supply of the drug to customers having...
Microsoft compliance with EU competition law ruling sees use of rival browsers increase, but some complain of still being marginalised
Opera has revealed that the number of downloads for its browser software has increased threefold since Microsoft has included access to their products for people who had previously only had Microsoft’s...
European Commission investigates allegations that Google acted ‘anti-competitively’ in ranking of rivals’ sites on its natural search results
The European Commission is investigating allegations that Google has acted anti-competitively over the way it has been ranking search results. Three businesses have complained to the Commission that their...