Welcome to the Q1 2020 edition of our competition law newsletter. This is our quarterly update covering key developments in EU and UK competition law.
Highlights of this edition include:
- European Commission opens Phase II into Johnson & Johnson / Takeda merger
- EU Commission fines Meliá over customer discrimination
- European Commission accepts commitments by Transgaz to facilitate natural gas exports
- Commission confirms extension to liner shipping block exemption
- Broadcom offers settlement in abuse of dominance case
- CMA provisionally allows “failing firm” defence for Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo
- CMA approves Just Eat and Takeaway.com’s £6 billion merger
- CMA issues merger guidance in light of COVID-19
- CMA issues £3.4 million in fines and secures director disqualification over the supply of antidepressants
- Fender Europe fined £4.5 million for illegally preventing price discounts
- Tesco asked to remove anti-competitive clauses from leases
- CMA refers FNZ / GBST merger to a Phase 2 review
- CAT refuses to allow appeal over the CMA’s Tobii / Smartbox decision
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