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European Commission investigates whether Apple’s arrangements with book publishers infringes EU competition law

14 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is investigating whether Apple’s arrangements with book publishers for the sale of e-books amount to anti-competitive agreements contrary to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning...

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OFT consults on new penalty regime of 30% of turnover for competition law breaches

31 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading, the UK’s competition law regulator, is consulting on proposals to revise its guidance as to the penalties for breaching the Competition Act 1998. Currently, organisations...

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Chiquita plays competition law regime leniency card successfully again as European Commission goes bananas over PIG price fixing

19 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has fined Pacific Fruit nearly €9 million for co-ordinating prices with rival banana importer, Chiquita, over a nine month period in respect of imports into Portugal, Italy and...

ECJ says ban on Internet sales took selective distribution system outside of block exemption protection in EU competition law – Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique v French Competition Board, European Court of Justice

18 October 2011 | Simon Weinberg

PFDC makes and markets cosmetics and personal care products under certain brands. It requires sales to be made in a physical space in the presence of a qualified pharmacist. The French Competition Board...

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Sky may have reached the limit as Competition Commission provisionally rules satellite giant restricting film choice through exclusivity deals

29 August 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Sky is too controlling of the pay-TV film rights in the UK and this is restricting competition, contrary to UK competition law, according to a provisional ruling from the Competition Commission. The Commission...

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OFT points to successful impact of first abuse of dominance fines under Competition Act in Napp Pharmaceuticals case

26 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Competition Act 1998 came into force in 2000. Under it, the Office of Fair Trading can impose large fines and declare void arrangements that are either agreements between undertakings whose object...

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OFT issues largest ever fine for abuse of dominance – to Reckitt Benckiser for de-listing out-of-patent Gaviscon product from NHS prescription channel before generic product appeared

5 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued its largest fine for an abuse of a dominant position, contrary to the Chapter II Prohibition of the Competition Act and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning...

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That won’t come out in the wash – EC fines Unilever and Proctor & Gamble €315m

15 April 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Following a European Commission investigation suitably entitled ‘Purity’, Unilever and Proctor & Gamble, the consumer product companies, have been fined €315 million for fixing the price of washing...

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Microsoft makes complaint against Google in heavyweight competition showdown

5 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft has indicated that it intends to file a complaint with the European Commission against Google. The complaint alleges that Google has abused its dominant position in relation to the search engine...

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It’s game over for Nintendo as it loses to Commission in anti-competitive distribution arrangements case – Activision Blizzard v European Commission, European Court of Justice

5 March 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Court of Justice has upheld a General Court ruling in favour of a European Commission fine of €168m in 2002 for a breach by Nintendo and some of its European distributors of Article 81 of...

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Latest news and views tagged anti-trust

European Commission investigates whether Apple’s arrangements with book publishers infringes EU competition law

OFT consults on new penalty regime of 30% of turnover for competition law breaches

Chiquita plays competition law regime leniency card successfully again as European Commission goes bananas over PIG price fixing

ECJ says ban on Internet sales took selective distribution system outside of block exemption protection in EU competition law – Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique v French Competition Board, European Court of Justice

Sky may have reached the limit as Competition Commission provisionally rules satellite giant restricting film choice through exclusivity deals

OFT points to successful impact of first abuse of dominance fines under Competition Act in Napp Pharmaceuticals case

OFT issues largest ever fine for abuse of dominance – to Reckitt Benckiser for de-listing out-of-patent Gaviscon product from NHS prescription channel before generic product appeared

That won’t come out in the wash – EC fines Unilever and Proctor & Gamble €315m

Microsoft makes complaint against Google in heavyweight competition showdown

It’s game over for Nintendo as it loses to Commission in anti-competitive distribution arrangements case – Activision Blizzard v European Commission, European Court of Justice

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