Alex Bagley

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• Canadian court certifies Qualcomm class action
• OPAP hits back against Greek dominance fine
• South Africa doubles down on public interest interventions
• Nvidia reportedly raided in France
• Landmark abuse of dominance decision upheld in Portugal
• Egypt targets cargo transport cartel in sprawling probe
• Eversheds Sutherland opens in Brussels
• EU slashes landmark Intel fine ahead of ECJ showdown
• Hand grenade cartel fined by EU enforcer
• EU secures much-needed win in Belgian tax case
• Ireland names new competition chief
• Bosch raided in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands over interoperability concerns
• CMA dismisses claims that whistleblower complaints are in freefall
• Taiwan sanctions telecoms cartel
• Boehringer Ingelheim first to break ranks in Brazilian cartel probe
• EU official calls for end to temporary state aid measures
• EU’s existing resource constraints signal problems for FSR regime, expert says
• Hungary raids Booking.com over delayed payments
• White & Case expands into Spain
• Dutch supermarkets avoid formal probe into franchise agreement
• COMESA partially blocks AkzoNobel deal
• Iceland fines Samskip following decade-long investigation
• South Africa flags barriers to women-owned businesses
• FCA rejects calls to refer data market study to CMA
• Court upholds Curaçao’s first-ever antitrust fine
• Zambia orders poultry suppliers to halt tying practices
• RBB Economics confirms Asia expansion
• Switzerland sanctions landfill for offering shareholders lower prices
• La Liga lodges FSR complaint over Qatari-owned PSG funding
• Conservative TV channel alleges coordinated boycott in Israel
• EU extends Adobe/Figma deadline
• Chile seeks fines for leading brewer over foreclosure concerns
• Turkey fines Samsung, Arçelik others for RPM
• Takealot questions South African market study remedies
• Canada cans tuna class actions
• Airlink urges South African tribunal to reject “unremarkable” excessive pricing case
• South African enforcer’s landmark market study pinpoints remedies for online platforms
• Arbitration clauses in consumer contracts are enforceable, Canadian court rules
• PayPoint draws second UK damages claim over exclusivity arrangements
• CAT rejects first subsidy challenge under new regime
• CADE raids four cities over alleged orthopaedic equipment cartel
• Nigerian enforcer orders banking association to abort price increases
• Apple accused of excessive “creator tax” in fresh UK class action
• Chile unconditionally approves Hapag-Lloyd acquisition following Phase II probe
• Korea fines 32 vaccine companies for bid rigging
• German postal companies probed over alleged bulk-mail cartel
• Slovakia issues record €21 million gun-jumping fine
• Google urges South African tribunal to reject interim measures request
• Microsoft/Activision extend merger deadline
• Spain fines Apple and Amazon €194 million for marketplace restrictions

• Plans for barrister strike don’t breach antitrust rules, says Irish Bar
• Footwear company settles antitrust dispute with Israeli competition watchdog
• EU drops retail purchasing agreement probe
• FCA flags Big Tech ‘data advantages’ for future scrutiny
• Microsoft/Activision saga: CMA open to “restructured” deal
• South African watchdog seeks excessive pricing fine amid jurisdictional dispute
• Broadcom/VMware wins EU approval
• Dutch court trims air cargo claims
• Spain fines business analytics cartel €3.5 million
• Break up abusive firms and amend SLC test, says ex-ACCC head
• Australia consults on divestments in retail fuel deal
• Germany’s Monopolies Commission calls for partial break up of national rail operator
• Austria requests first fines in welding cartel probe
• EU clears Advent/GfK in Phase I with remedies
• Lawyers slam Argentinian merger regime following delayed Linde/Praxair remedies
• First DMA gatekeeper notifications filed but more likely to follow
• Lawyers question Norwegian proposals to enhance sector inquiry powers
• Danish enforcer requests price-fixing fine for car repair platform
• Strabag could face €181.5 million fine after Austrian court orders review of earlier sanction
• RPM a by object infringement but some analysis of harm still required, ECJ says
• CAT opts for separate carriage and certification hearing despite Amazon concerns
• Novel proposal to amend divesture order should be dismissed, CMA says
• Shared institutional investors don’t pose competition risk, UK tribunal hears
• Uptick in raids continues as agencies across Europe and Asia conduct searches
• Second Amazon “Buy Box” class action filed at CAT
• Canadian court levies highest-ever price fixing fine
• Vestager nominated to head European Investment Bank
• Germany sends SO to Google over Maps bundling
• Guernsey inches towards first ever competition law suspension ahead of telecoms tie-up
• Saudi enforcer sanctions former government entity over exclusivity clauses
• Poland raids farm equipment sector
• UK regulator probes competition in railway station catering market
• General Court upholds PKN Orlen/Lotos conditional approval
• Freshfields, Slaughter and May lead Three/Vodafone deal
• Czech enforcer issues first merger block in 18 years
• Damages Directive has “stabilised” cartels, EU official says
• European courts should respect UK rulings in private damages cases, Smith says
• CAT stays interchange fee class actions against Mastercard and Visa
• CADE clears Nestlé purchase following decades-long legal battle
• CMA threatens another merger block in provisional Hitachi/Thales findings
• Market sharing infringement was correctly proven, says CMA counsel
• CMA incorrectly analysed evidence in Prochlorperazine decision, drugmaker says
• Private Equity firm slams Prochlorperazine decision
• Austria settles with Südzucker following double jeopardy victory
• Canada clears fuel distribution tie-up with divestment package
• Hong Kong secures food delivery platform commitments
• Romania launches abuse probe over PlayStation Store exclusivity provisions
• German sector inquiry considers possibility of Google break up
• COFECE hits Veolia, Engie and Suez with gun jumping fines
• ACCC opposes Woolworths’ acquisition of single supermarket for second time