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Competition weekly highlights—17 April 2025

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Published on: 17 April 2025

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This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the Court of Appeal's judgment dismissing an appeal against a CAT ruling approving litigation funding arrangements regarding a damages action brought against Apple alleging abuse of dominance in the supply of Apple iPhones, (2) publication by Ofwat of its revised approach to water and wastewater mergers, (3) the CMA's decision to fine Keysight Technologies for failing to provide documents to the CMA during a phase 1 merger investigation, and (4) the CMA's decision to launch a call for inputs to inform its review of the Subsidy Control Act 2022.

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