All Competition articles – Page 3
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Taylor Wimpey pledges to remove 'unwarranted' leasehold terms
Competition watchdog warns it will take legal action against other developers who 'fail to do the right thing'.
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Representative claimants generally entitled to CPO costs, tribunal rules
Competition Appeal Tribunal says the certification of collective proceedings is ‘an important and significant’ step.
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Mammoth Mastercard class action gets green light
Competition Appeal Tribunal grants first ever collective proceedings order in Merricks v Mastercard.
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Free enterprise
‘Cumbersome and clunky’ or the ‘envy of the world’? Post-Brexit, reform of the UK’s antitrust regime could encompass the globally esteemed Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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Mastercard megaclaim returns to court next month
Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the case again following a Supreme Court ruling.
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'Compelling case' for regulatory reform, competition watchdog claims
Requiring law firms to publish information on prices has so far made little impression on intensity of competition.
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Mastercard judgment ‘lowers bar’ for collective action
More collective proceedings orders will be granted in 2021, commentators predict.
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Web giants get their own regulator
Digital Markets Unit will enforce a new code to cover behaviour, government says.
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Competition watchdog returns for another look at legal sector
Transparency, quality indicators and the scope for wider reform all likely to be discussed.
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Look north, regulator tells consumers as fees found to be 20% lower
Legal Services Board says people needing a lawyer can save by looking further afield.
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Consumers too impressed by lawyers’ length of service, says watchdog
Legal Services Consumer Panel says lawyers' credentials are too often used as a proxy for quality.
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Court tells solicitors to dampen client demands on trade secrets
High Court judge says solicitors should warn clients not to expect excessive confidentiality orders.
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Competition watchdog vows to look again at legal sector
Concerns remain that progress recommended in 2016 has been slow to materialise, conference hears.
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Big four entrants way down list of perceived threats, say firms
Existing rivals and niche firms perceived as bigger competition than the accountancy sector.
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Merricks v Mastercard: £14bn appeal to be heard by Supreme Court
Walter Merricks CBE has brought claim on behalf of 46 million Mastercard customers in case worth £14bn.
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Don't weaken 'tried and tested' competition law, solicitors urge EU
Open letter warns that changes may not lead to a a fairer global level playing field.
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Appeal court revives mammoth £14bn Mastercard group action
Consumers, backed by former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks CBE, granted permission to appeal.
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New owners revamp comparison site Law Superstore
Consumers will be provided with four quotes for each enquiry - and lawyers pay fee once lead has been generated.