Competition weekly highlights—14 December 2023

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This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a number of developments from a UK perspective, including: (1) the CMA’s announcement that it is consulting on adopting a new energy network merger guidance, (2) the CAT publishing its judgment granting for the first time collective settlement approval in Maritime Car Carriers claim, (3) the Court of Appeal’s judgment upholding an appeal against the CAT’s order that in collective proceedings defendants may not communicate directly with members of a class, (4) a CAT judgment regarding CMA applications for warrants for purposes of investigation under the Competition Act 1998 and (5) the Office of Rail and Road publishing its interim market study report on railway station catering market. This week's highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s decision to fine Lantmännen €47.7m over ethanol benchmarks cartel, (2) the Commission’s announcement that it has adopted Guidelines on how to design sustainability agreements in the field of agriculture and (3) the Court of Justice’s judgment on rules relating...