Law: Competition Act

Understanding the Canadian Federal Court’s dismissal of a $12 billion class action against Amazon

Featured in Class actions hub 2022/2023

Key insight into the pleading requirements for conspiracy under the Competition Act has been highlighted in the details of a recent class action case against the global retail giant.

27 October 2023

Key draft regulations on deal value threshold, and commitments and settlements released for stakeholder consultation

Featured in Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2023

The Competition Commission of India has issued new draft regulations that correspond to the Competition (Amendment) Act 2023. Once implemented, these should streamline transactional processes and clarify key concepts of Indian competition law.

26 October 2023

Adobe/Figma tell CMA not to exaggerate importance of internal documents

Adobe and Figma say the UK’s in-depth probe of their $20 billion merger should discard out-of-context internal documents and reflect current market conditions.

28 September 2023

Nigeria considers rare remedy package in financial services tie-up

A vertically-integrated financial services provider has offered commitments to Nigeria’s antitrust enforcer to remedy concerns that its investment in a rival would significantly reduce competition in the securities deposit market and facilitate collusion between shareholders.

07 March 2023