Competition weekly highlights—24 February 2022

Table of contents

• EU mergers
• Judgment dismisses UPS and ASL Aviation’s damages claim against Commission’s decision to prohibit United Parcel Services/TNT Express NV merger
• Commission concludes that Hungary breached Article 21 by vetoing VIG/AEGON deal
• UK antitrust
• Consultation launched on UK vertical agreements block exemption
• Private actions
• CAT certifies opt-out collective proceedings against maritime car carrier companies
• Daily and weekly news alerts
• Dates for your diary
• New and updated content

More sections of this document available when you sign-in to Lexis+ or register for a free trial.

Article summary

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from an EU perspective: a judgment from the General Court dismissing damages claims brought by UPS and ASL Aviation following the Commission’s decision to prohibit the UPS/TNT merger, the Commission’s decision that Hungary breached Article 21 EUMR by vetoing VIG’s acquisition of AEGON’s Hungarian subsidiaries. In addition, from a UK perspective, this weeks highlights also includes the CMA’s decision to launch a CMA’s consultation on the UK’s new vertical agreements block exemption, and the CAT’s decision to certify a CPO against a number of maritime car carrier companies.