Tag: Brexit
Rule Britannia: Thanks to Brexit It Does… At Least in Antitrust
By Lawrence B. Landman*
Many observers were surprised when the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) recently prohibited Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of...
EU Ramps Up Legal Pressure Against UK Over Brexit Tax Rules
The European Union ramped up its legal campaign against the UK over breaches to the Brexit deal, days after legislation allowing Britain to scrap...
UK Antitrust Regulator Gains New Post-Brexit Powers
Britain’s competition watchdog is to be given new post-Brexit powers to levy huge fines on companies that rip off consumers, speed up antitrust cases...
UK’s Antitrust Watchdog Prepares For Post-Brexit Workload
UK's competition watchdog preps to shoulder post-Brexit workload from European Commission. The head of the UK's competition regulator said the body planned to "come...
The Implications Of Brexit For Competition Law — An Irish Perspective
By Vincent Power (University College Cork)
Assesses the likely implications for competition and State aid law in Ireland (i.e., the Republic of Ireland) from Brexit.
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Simpson Thacher Opens Brussels Office
US legal group Simpson Thacher is opening an EU office in a sign of the disruption Brexit may cause corporate law firms that had...
UK Should Copy NY’s “Blank Cheque” Deals After Brexit Says LSE
Britain should replicate New York’s “blank cheque” listings to boost London’s appeal as a global financial center after Brexit, London Stock Exchange (LSE) Chief...
Vertical Agreements under the UK Competition Act 1998: A Twenty-Year Retrospective
By Alison Jones (King's College London)
This Chapter charts the development of UK competition law and policy towards vertical agreements since the Competition Act 1998...
Facebook To Migrate UK Users To CA Privacy Agreement Due To...
Facebook will transition its UK users into new agreements with its California headquarters, effectively going around the EU’s stringent privacy regulations as Britain prepares...
Vertical Agreements Under the UK Competition Act 1998: Past, Present, and...
This paper charts the development of UK competition law and policy towards vertical agreements over the 20 years since the Competition Act 1998 came...
