Tag: UK
UK Provisionally Cleared NortonLifeLock, Avast Deal
The CMA has provisionally cleared the anticipated acquisition of Avast by NortonLifeLock following an in-depth merger investigation.
NortonLifeLock and Avast both offer cyber safety software...
UK’s CMA Unwinds Real Estate Software Merger
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Canadian cloud-based software firm Dye & Durham should sell UK-based TM Group after its investigation identified competition concerns.
The...
UK’s Competition Enforcer Has Shot Itself In The Foot
By Cat Rutter Pooley, Financial Times
To the victor the spoils, the saying goes. Unfortunately, the culmination of a long-running competition wrangle over sportswear recalls...
Outgoing CMA Chief Is Anxious Over the Future Of UK Antitrust...
Outgoing chief of the competition watchdog Andrea Coscelli has said he still has “anxiety” about the UK’s regulatory position.
Speaking on law firm Cleary Gottlieb’s...
UK To Probe 3 Retailers For Making Misleading Sustainability Claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching an investigation into three fashion retailers for making misleading claims about their sustainability practices, according to a...
UK Competition Watchdog Lets Music Streaming Off The Hook
Some nine months after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed it was carrying out a market study into music-streaming services, the government...
US Senators OK Manfred Extension on MLB Antitrust Issue
A group of US senators gave baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred a three-day extension until Friday to respond to questions about the sport's antitrust exemption...
UK Retailers Seek To Challenge Card Swipe Fees Decision
Hundreds of U.K. retailers urged an appeals court on Monday to rule that Visa and Mastercard overcharged them on swipe fees in the period...
UK Watchdog Probes ViaSat, Inmarsat Merger
The Competition and Markets Authority said Monday that it has started an investigation into the merger of ViaSat and Inmarsat.
The UK regulator said it...
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...