Tag: UK
UK Antitrust Regulator Forces JD Sports To Sell Footasylum
Britain’s largest sportswear retailer JD Sports must sell Footasylum, a UK watchdog said on Thursday after a second investigation found the combination could leave...
Rothermere Family Wants To Buy The Daily Mail For £3.1B
The Rothermere family has made an offer to take the publisher of the Daily Mail, i and Metro private in a £3.1bn deal, in...
DLA Piper Hires UK IP & Tech Pro
On Wednesday DLA Piper said that it has added a former Browne Jacobson lawyer as a partner in its intellectual property and technology (IPT)...
Former Google Exec Appointed By The UK As First Online Regulator
Four UK regulators have appointed a single CEO to unify their approach to online services. Gill Whitehead, who was a senior director with Google...
UK’s Antitrust Watchdog Probes Motorola Mobile Radio
The UK's competition regulator has opened a probe into Motorola’ mobile radio communications service used by police and fire departments, reported Reuters.
Monday the regulator stated...
UK Fines Facebook $69M For Breaching Order During Giphy Probe
Social media giant Facebook has been fined £50.5 million (US$69.1 million) for breaching an order imposed by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) during its...
UK Financial Watchdog Organization Chair To Step Down A Year Early
The leader of the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog organization has said he will step down in spring 2022, a year earlier than expected, The...
UK’s Competition Tribunal Says BT Can’t Appeal Class Action
UK BT has confirmed they will appeal the preliminary ruling by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT), which last month rejected the operator’s attempts to stop a £600...
DraftKings Has Only One More Month To Bid For UK’s Entain
According to Reuters, DraftKings has another month to decide on a formal offer for Entain as the betting firms continue talks on the details...
UK Watchdog To Probe Music Streaming Market
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Tuesday, October 19, that it will be carrying out a market study into the music...
