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Julie Masson

Julie Masson

Senior news reporter, Global Competition Review

Julie reports on competition matters across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the Americas and Korea. Before joining GCR in July 2018, she was a reporter in Seoul for five years, covering trade relations, heavy industries, foreign business associations and culture. She holds degrees in journalism and international studies from Korea University.

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CAT stays train operator class action over expert withdrawal
Mason Hayes rebuilds with Beauchamps hire
Cyprus sanctions cement maker for excessive pricing
Expelled Indecopi head blames political interference
CMA demands remedies in Broadcom/VMware to avoid Phase II probe
CAT rejects Mastercard’s counterfactual defence in Merricks class action
Israeli Supreme Court annuls damages award in first excessive pricing class action
Apple accused of thwarting disclosure again in UK class action claim
CAT may cancel certification of £400 million train operator class action
Canadian enforcer proposes additional Competition Act amendments
ECJ sides with commission in airline slot dispute
Austria examines food delivery platforms in new sector inquiry
South Africa orders Strongbow sale in €2.2 billion brewery tie-up
Trucks cartelists defeat first follow-on claim in Norway
Czech enforcer secures end to Honeywell tying practice
Chile seeks fine against immunity applicant for compliance programme failure
Apple looks to terminate UK’s cloud gaming and mobile browsers market inquiry
Juice producers face €2.3 billion cartel damages claim in Brazil
Commission must record interviews even before opening formal probes, ECJ rules
UK financial services regulator flags competition concerns in trade data market
AG Rantos: Non-competes between potential rivals can restrict competition
CMA approves Korean Air/Asiana Airlines with slot divestments
In-flight wifi merger wins provisional UK approval
EU drops major App Store charge in rare replacement SO
CAT orders Apple to justify privilege claims in App Store class action
Canada becomes latest jurisdiction to clear Sika/MBCC
CAT orders ro-ro defendants to disclose all confidential docs from EU probe
Hausfeld leads Dutch excessive pricing claim against AbbVie
Visa and Mastercard face another multi-billion pound UK interchange fee claim
EU opens in-depth probe into Korean Air/Asiana
Norway’s top court confirms first-ever deal block reversal
Novartis and Roche win appeal against collective abuse fines
Two more Orrick lawyers defect to Dechert
Plaintiffs can be forced to pay costs if claims are partially successful, ECJ rules
Peru seeks to curtail criminal antitrust sanctions and expand leniency protections
Brazil limits food delivery platform’s exclusivity clauses
Spanish court awards hotel €1.1 million in hybrid antitrust lawsuit
Moldova’s top court refuses to hear appeals in misinformation cartel case
Samsung can’t pursue contributory LCD cartel damages claim in the UK, court rules
Ofcom considers possible antitrust probe over broadband discount plan
Ukraine’s highest court orders enforcer to investigate media abuse complaint
Egypt uncovers two big-rigging cartels
Class actions stack up against UK musical instrument makers
Steenbergen steps down as Belgian antitrust chief but successor yet to be named
Tokyo Olympics cartel probe reportedly secures another confession
Turkish court annuls Roche and Novartis cartel fines over lack of evidence
UK appoints competition barristers as deputy High Court judges
UK financial regulator sends rare SO over money transfer price-fixing
Korea seeks criminal charges for cartel probe obstruction
General Court reverses heat stabiliser cartel ruling

Google must comply with far-reaching Android commitments after Indian ruling
Canada issues draft wage-fixing and no-poach guidance
Intel test applies to exclusivity clause analysis, ECJ rules
Irish competition chair defects to new regulator
Mastercard could have charged lawful MIFs in Merricks counterfactual, counsel argues
Merricks urges CAT to reject Mastercard’s counterfactual arguments in multi-billion pound class action
Mastercard pushes back against “extreme” limitation arguments in Merricks claim
CAT allows Merricks to argue Mastercard concealed facts in class action lawsuit
Poland hits Kärcher with €5.5 million RPM fine
Infrastructure company abandons merger after Swedish authority hints at deal block
Chile seeks €6.2 million penalty for merger probe infraction
UK government files interchange fee claim against Mastercard
CMA opens Phase II probe into poultry feed JV
McDermott and Shearman make lateral counsel hires
German newspaper distributors abandon merger amid antitrust scrutiny
Spain accepts rare behavioural commitments to close RPM probe
Poland hits Allegro with €44 million self-preferencing fine
Finnish court slashes real estate cartel fines by €17 million
ECJ should remit skating union ruling, advocate general says
Israel imposes first-ever excessive pricing fine
Draft DMA procedural rules outline streamlined defence rights
Spanish courts are not ATMs in trucks cartel claims, appellate panel says
Azerbaijan issues fines for illegal bulk text messaging agreement
Ontario court throws out class action against hotel booking platforms
Finnish companies restructure JV to avoid in-depth probe
EU lays out path to dissolve Illumina/Grail
Swiss enforcer targets banking sector in first labour markets probe
Brazilian hospitals challenge enforcer’s preliminary merger approval
Argentina imposes rare structural remedy on nightclub cartel
Morfey swaps Hausfeld for Ashurst
Dutch court to ask ECJ if parity clauses are ancillary restraints
EU fines chemical buyers €157 million for purchasing cartel
UK appellate court affirms CAT’s decision to expand Merricks class action
Japan expected to impose record cartel fines on electricity utilities
General Court orders steel cartelist to pay commission back-dated interest
Meta agrees to stop tying VR headsets with Facebook accounts
CMA targets Apple and Google in cloud gaming and mobile browsers probe
Polish court annuls largest-ever antitrust fine on Gazprom
Brazil introduces double damages for private antitrust claims
Canadian government proposes further amendments to Competition Act
Swiss authority appoints first competition head from private practice
Bulgaria fines Veolia for energy meter abuse
CMA accepts Phase II divestment in three-to-two foam deal
Germany applies new powers to existing Amazon probes
CMA addresses confidentiality concerns in new subsidy regime guidance
UK tribunal adds season ticket holders to train operators class action
Evidence disclosure is not limited to pre-existing documents, ECJ rules
General Court confirms re-adopted concrete rebar cartel fines
ECJ overturns Fiat Chrysler state aid ruling
Hong Kong nets record €19.5 million settlement for air conditioning cartel

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