Bethan John

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• Visa dodges standalone claim ahead of UK trial
• DMA can tackle AI concerns, Bacchiega says
• Korean Air expected to file amended EU remedies proposal
• General Court upholds video game geo-blocking fine
• EU responds to “novel” Booking/eTraveli block claims
• Booking: EU eTraveli block “wrong” on facts and law
• Reworked Microsoft/Activision deal set to overcome UK merger hurdle
• Portuguese court upholds record RPM fine against Super Bock
• Google says EU failed to show treatment of rivals was abusive
• French enforcer orders commitments in gambling deal
• CMA sets out key principles to protect competition in AI markets
• Dutch enforcer ramps up telecoms probe
• South Africa discloses Johnson & Johnson probe following press scrutiny
• EU seeks views on impact of Microsoft/Activision UK deal proposal
• CADE imposes interim measures on private hospital association
• Apple claims “pure assertion” by claimant underlies UK class action methodology
• UK class action against Apple alleges new form of abuse, claimant argues
• Ukraine appoints new competition head
• Volvo/Renault settles Trucks lawsuit
• Google hit with new £7.3 billion lawsuit in UK
• CMA launches long-anticipated vet sector review
• Nordic agencies convince EU to probe EEX/Nasdaq Power
• Qualcomm/Autotalks in EU crosshairs after second below-threshold referral
• Trucks cartel: Daimler settles with “second-wave” UK claimants
• Setback for LCD follow-on claimants in UK
• Régibeau comments spark “deep concern” from trade unions
• RBB Economics loses EU merger review contract over “perceived” biases
• EU opens in-depth probe into Adobe/Figma
• France unconditionally clears airport catering JV after Phase II probe
• CADE punishes fuel price-fixing cartel
• Fresh Google Shopping damages claim filed in UK
• Adobe declines remedies to allay EU concerns over Figma deal
• Microsoft submission prompts CMA to seek views on Activision deal
• Fieldfisher absorbs Constantine Cannon competition team in London expansion
• A storm in a teacup? Lawyers and funders react to PACCAR ruling
• Interchange fee claimants can’t rely on EU limitation law, CAT rules
• EU probes possible Vivendi/Lagardère gun-jumping breaches
• Microsoft/Activision have ‘realistic chance’ of resolving competition concerns, CMA says
• CNMC extends food distribution cartel probe
• Microsoft faces new Teams bundling complaint
• Retailers must display unit prices clearly or risk enforcement action, CMA says

• Vestager defends decision to appoint Scott Morton before EU Parliament
• EU takes action against member states for ECN+ failures
• EU debate over US chief economist grows
• ECJ quashes CK Hutchison/Telefónica ruling
• Illumina to fight EU’s record €432 million gun-jumping fine
• Lawyers cautiously optimistic about foreign subsidies implementing regulation
• CAT orders split trial in train operator class actions
• Rare hybrid claim based on regulator settlement filed in UK
• Qualcomm accuses UK claimant of “extraordinary overreach” in disclosure requests
• ECJ confirms GDPR and antitrust enforcement overlap
• CAT orders disclosure of CMA warning in Apple class action
• German court issues first rulings in sugar cartel follow-on litigation
• Belgium confirms novel interim measures in landmark below-threshold merger case
• EU shutters sports broadcasting probe
• Full stable of experts needed to counter Google advantage in Android case, UK tribunal told
• CMA clears Amazon/iRobot after Phase I probe
• EU closes two antitrust probes due to insufficient evidence
• EU eyes Google adtech break up
• Dutch enforcer will not issue fines for sustainability exemption breaches, official says
• EU sustainability exemptions risk greenwashing and profiteering, consumer group says
• EU foreign subsidies notification rule may apply retroactively to certain deals
• CFIUS official promotes shared risk approach among allied countries
• AG Kokott calls on ECJ to annul Amazon state aid decision
• EU raids synthetic turf companies
• Merger abandoned due to Belgian and Dutch competition probes
• EU request for expedited Illumina/Grail appeal fails
• Meta loses appeal against EU information requests
• Apple: European Commission “got the facts wrong” in tax ruling case
• Top CMA brass defend Microsoft/Activision block
• Disqualification regime “strikes at the heart” of company leadership, CMA tells UK court
• CAT rejects Microsoft's bid to split pre-owned software retailer trial
• German court determines settlement fine to end beer cartel saga
• KPMG hires from Hogan Lovells
• FIFA hit with EU competition complaint
• White & Case strengthens in London
• DMU head outlines competition risks of privacy-enhancing technologies
• Apple to fight increased antitrust scrutiny in Germany
• DMU head previews divergence between UK and EU digital regulation
• DG Comp official confirms likelihood of private DMA enforcement
• Lasserre tasked with competition and data privacy convergence