This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a UK development: (1) the CAT issue ruling permitting service out of jurisdiction in collective proceedings against Booking.com.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA’s announcement regarding a range of merger control proposals aimed at increasing growth, investment and business confidence, (2) the DBT publishing a consultation on a draft strategic steer to the CMA, (3) the CMA publishing its interim report in Boparan/ForFarmers, (4) the CMA publishing its supplementary interim report in Global Business Travel Group/CWT Holdings, (5) the CMA publishing its interim report in GXO/Wincanton, (6) the CMA’s decision that the Topps Tiles/CTD Tiles merger meets the test for reference to phase 2, and (7) the CMA publishing its final report on its formula and follow-on formula market study. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Court of Justice’s judgment clarifying jurisdiction in competition damages actions under the Recast Brussels Regulation, and (2) the Court of Justice’s judgment setting aside the General Court’s judgment regarding the Commission’s decision approving aid to Timișoara Airport in favour of Wizz Air.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a number of EU developments, including: (1) the Commission’s announcement that it has issued a statement of objections to Alchem concerning a pharma cartel, (2) the Court of Justice upholding the General Court’s judgment annulling the Commission’s decision to approve compensation for early closure of a coal fired power plant and, (3) the General Court’s judgment dismissing an appeal regarding the Commission’s decision finding that Madeira’s Fee Zone tax scheme constituted unlawful State aid.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA’s decision to unconditionally clear the Boparan/ForFarmers merger after a phase 2 investigation, (2) the CMA’s decision to launch a consultation on its proposed replacement of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation with a new UK block exemption order, and (3) the HM Treasury publishes a policy paper setting out the government’s approach to regulation and regulators to support economic growth. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the General Court’s judgment dismissing an action against the Commission’s decision to reject a complaint concerning alleged collusion among sand suppliers, (2) the Court of Justice’s judgment concerning an Italian national reference regarding the payment of financial contributions to undertakings active in iron and steel foundries, (3) an AG opinion clarifying when State aid is deemed ‘granted’ in circumstances where aid is unlawfully refused, (4) the Commission’s decision relating to (i) two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the DMA, and (ii) to adopt two decisions under the DMA specifying the measures that Apple must take to comply with certain aspects of its interoperability obligation.

This week’s edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) a CAT judgment granting a CPO in relation to a collective damages action brought against mobile network operators for an alleged abuse of dominance over ‘loyalty payments’, and (2) the CMA’s response to government request for a market study on competition in the UK private dental care sector. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s decision to launch an investigation into Red Bull for alleged abuse of dominance in energy drinks sector, (2) the Commission’s decision to launch a consultation on commitments offered by SAP in relation to its maintenance and support services for ERP software, and (3) the Commission’s decision to conditionally clear ADNOC/Covestro after a phase II FSR investigation, (4) the Commission’s decision to launch an investigation into a potential DMA breach by Google for demoting media publishers’ content in search results, (5) the Commission’s decision to launch market investigations on cloud computing services under the DMA, (6) a Court of Justice judgment dismissing appeals against the General Court’s order concerning the Commission decision regarding the Madeira Free Zone tax scheme, and (7) a Court of Justice judgment holding that Bulgaria failed to take necessary steps to recover State aid granted to private forest owners.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a number of UK developments, namely: (1) the CMA consulting on updated guidance on the Public Transport Ticketing Schemes Block Exemption and (2) the CMA consulting on the updated draft guidance for the markets regime.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes developments from a UK perspective, including: (1) an announcement from the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Support that she is ‘minded’ to refer Telegraph Media Group/RB Investco Limited merger for a phase 2 investigation on public interest grounds and (2) the publication by the CMA of its annual plan for 2024/2025. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission sends SO to Kingspan for providing incorrect incomplete and misleading information regarding planned acquisition of Trimo and (2) the General Court issuing a further judgment regarding Spanish aid for the acquisition of ships.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA conditionally clears Getty/Shutterstock merger in phase 2 investigation, subject to full divestiture of Shutterstock’s editorial business, (2) the CMA accepts SLC concession in Vandemoortele/Délifrance phase 2 investigation, (3) the CMA launches SMS investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem under the DMCCA 2024, and (4) the Financial Conduct Authority publishes terms of reference in relation to its market study into claims management services. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the European Parliament adopts first reading position on revised EU FDI Screening Regulation.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA refers to phase 2 with the following mergers: Boparan/ForFarmers (Burston and Radstock mills) and GXO/Wincanton, (2) the CAT’s judgment setting aside CMA’s remittal in Pfizer/Flynn phenytoin sodium capsules investigation, remaking the decision and imposing fines largely matching those previously issued by the CMA, and (3) the CMA’s decision to launch a consultation on draft new guidance for road fuel monitoring. This week's highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s decision to fine Meta €797m for Facebook Marketplace abuses, and (2) the Commission’s announcement that Booking.com must comply with all relevant obligations under the Digital Markets Act.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes a number of UK developments, including the CMA’s decisions to: (1) close its investigations into Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store, (2) accept a variation of commitments from Meta to close its investigation into the collection and use of advertising data, and (3) not to make a MIR regarding its market study into infant and follow-on formula.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes developments from a UK perspective, including: (1) the CAT’s judgment granting revised collective proceedings order against Meta for an alleged abuse of dominance and (2) the CMA’s announcement that it has launched a market study into the infant formula and follow-on formula in the UK. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Commission’s announcement that it has opened its first in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, (2) the Commission’s decisions to clear Orange/Masmovil/JV subject to commitments and (3) the General Court’s judgment dismissing appeals regarding Spanish aid for the acquisition of ships.

This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the government consider public interest intervention in DMGT's acquisition of the Telegraph Media Group, (2) the CMA launches consultation on market remedies across a range of sectors, (3) the CMA prohibits the Aramark/Entier merger and orders the parties to unwind the merger, (4) the CMA launches review of its approach to merger efficiencies, and (5) the Department for Business and Trade consults on proposals to refine the UK competition regime, and (6) the CMA launches consultation on its Annual Plan for 2026–2027. This week's highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the General Court's judgment dismissing an action against Commission's decision relating to the ethanol benchmarks cartel, (2) the Court of Justice issues judgment in national reference from Italy on whether EU law precludes non-mandatory investigation deadlines in antitrust proceedings under Article 101 TFEU (3) AG proposes insurance-related reduction in agricultural disaster aid does not apply where insurance was unavailable (4) the Court of Justice's judgments Court of Justice dismisses appeals relating to trade associations challenging approve of State aid to Correos, and (5) Court of Justice issues judgment in national reference from Italy on whether Regulation 1408/2013 requires prior beneficiary declarations for agricultural de minimis aid.