Canada allows umbrella damages for class

Canada’s Supreme Court has allowed a class action claim against Toshiba, Pioneer and others to proceed, ruling that customers who purchased optical disk drives from non-cartelists can claim damages.

UK judge retires and Hausfeld changes leadership

A judge has stepped down and two founding partners at Hausfeld have been appointed as vice chairs at the global claimants' firm.

Face the nation

From 2013 to 2017, three of the divestitures that the US Federal Trade Commission ordered as remedies for otherwise anticompetitive mergers in consumer-facing markets failed in various ways. Pallavi Guniganti explores how other competition authorities have used consumer surveys to inform merger analysis in these markets.

Drugmakers challenge paroxetine case at ECJ

Six pharmaceutical companies have questioned the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s framework for analysing pay-for-delay settlements, as the European Commission defended its national counterpart before the European Court of Justice.
Portugal issues highest fine in energy sector

Portugal’s Competition Authority has ordered the largest energy producer in the country to pay a €48 million fine for abuse of dominance.
Royal Mail admits to breaking competition law

The UK’s incumbent postal company and a parcel delivery reseller have admitted to participating in an anticompetitive customer-sharing agreement.

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