Spanish court overturns fines on Hyundai dealers

A Spanish court has overturned fines on several Hyundai dealerships for participating in a price-fixing cartel, but upheld fines levied on Toyota dealers for the same infringement.

South Africa removes “yellow card” warning

As part of South Africa’s ongoing competition regime overhaul, a provision that imposes administrative penalties for all antitrust violators – including first-time offenders – has come into effect.

Ofcom counsel: Royal Mail decision is well-founded and uncontroversial

Actual events that occurred in the UK’s postal market prove that Ofcom’s analysis of Royal Mail’s discriminatory conduct was correct, the communications regulator’s counsel has claimed.

ABB ruling rewards cartel activity, BritNed argues

A lower court judge made a “legal error” in undercompensating a victim of the power cables cartel, with an effect that “positively rewards” the anticompetitive conduct, counsel to BritNed has said.
Ofcom used wrong test to penalise non-existent conduct, Royal Mail counsel claims

Royal Mail’s €50 million fine for abuse of dominance should be overturned because Ofcom penalised it for price increases that it never actually implemented, the company’s counsel has argued.
Spanish authority reimposes fines on dairy companies

Spain’s competition authority has fined eight dairy companies and two regional associations €80.6 million for engaging in anticompetitive information exchange, after Spain’s Supreme Court had thrown out its original infringement decision.

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PBMs hurt small pharmacies, Arkansas state attorney says

A senior assistant state attorney general for Arkansas has warned that the structure of drug reimbursement from pharmacy benefit managers can disadvantage small pharmacies.

Surescripts: FTC must show predatory pricing, address Amex

The Federal Trade Commission must demonstrate that Surescripts implemented predatory pricing and caused anticompetitive harm to both sides of electronic prescription transactions, the health information company has said.

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Firewalls: separation short of a breakup

“Break up Big Tech” has become a rallying cry on both ends of the political spectrum, as people around the world worry about dominant technology companies’ ability to buy up potential rivals and extend their reach into other areas of business. Pallavi Guniganti considers whether firewalls – separating business units operationally while keeping them under the same corporate umbrella – could address some of these competition concerns.

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