Competition weekly highlights—31 July 2025
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) a CAT judgment granting an interim injunction requiring Porsche to continue supply of spare parts to Eurospares, (2) a CAT judgment granting CPOs for opt-out claims against Amazon, (3) publication by the government of the Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Order and The Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper), (4) a CAT judgment dismissing for the second time a subsidy control challenge against a decision by Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (5) publication by the CMA of guidance on its approach to how it will use its market powers in the coming years. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: the Commission’s decisions to: (1) refer to phase II ADNOC/Covestro acquisition under the FSR and (2) launch an investigation into whether KKR provided incorrect or misleading information to the Commission during its 2024 merger investigation into KKR’s acquisition of NetCo.