All Competition articles
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News
Full £10bn Mastercard group action still in play, insists lawyer for Walter Merricks
Willkie’s Boris Bronfentrinker dismisses assertion by Mastercard lawyers Freshfields that new CAT ruling kills off bulk of the claim.
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Opinion
Who wins from PACCAR? Cartelists and corporate wrongdoers
Government should deal head on with last year's Supreme Court ruling, Road Haulage Association chief writes.
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News
BT landline group claim opens in CAT
More than 150 elderly claimants in competition case are 'dying every day', representative says.
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News
Competition authority has power to require overseas documents, CoA rules
Decision overturns a Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling in favour of motor manufacturers BMW and VW in cartel claim.
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Opinion
PACCAR: government's proposed remedy is far too narrow
The role of litigation funding is now under serious threat, a former chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal writes.
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News
Truck appeal opens against Competition Appeal Tribunal’s findings
Appeal is being heard before Sir Julian Flaux, Lord Justice Newey and Lord Justice Green over the next three days.
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News
CAT awards £1.5m in collective settlement first
Settlement will mean the smallest defendant in the car transport cartel will be released from the ongoing legal action
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News
Amendment to undo PACCAR judgment 'does not work'
Proposed measure will not reverse Supreme Court’s ruling on damages-based funding agreements.
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‘Major milestone’: CAT to rule on collective action settlement
A £1.5m settlement is agreed in car delivery charges opt-out claim financed by a litigation funder.
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Profile
Lawyer in the news: Luke Streatfeild, Hausfeld
Partner and competition litigation specialist, London
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News
Judges criticise Mastercard fees of 70% above guideline rates
Competition Appeal Tribunal says almost £600,000 claimed for four-day hearing could not be justified.
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News
Firm fails with claims against ex-staffers who set up on their own
Court finds any preparatory steps by outgoing employees to set up another company were lawful.
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News
News focus: CMA probes will-writers
Complaints about costs and unfair contract terms have prompted competition watchdogs to investigate will-writing. Shoddy service by unregulated providers is back under the spotlight.
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News
'Shockwaves' as Supreme Court rules litigation funding deals unenforceable
Agreements fall within statutory definition of DBAs, court rules as it allows appeal in truck cartel case.
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News
Legal tech firm loses appeal over merger clearance
Tribunal panel finds merging companies who go ahead without clearance ‘risk’ merger being ‘unwound’.
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Feature
Taking on tech
With its remit greatly expanded by Brexit, is the Competition and Markets Authority up to the job? Maria Shahid reports.
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News
Government is handing competition regulator a blank cheque, thinktank warns
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill would give CMA 'quasi-legislative' powers to intervene in almost any market.
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News
Court of Appeal overturns tribunal's 'artificial and arbitrary' costs cap
Judge had recognised that real costs would be higher but wanted cap for Subsidy Control Act cases.
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News
Half of law firms not engaging with review sites, regulators find
Only 22% of the public refer to online reviews when looking for a legal services provider.