Focus Antitrust - 28 October 2020
In The News
Ofcom issues statement of objections to Motorola and Sepura
Ofcom has issued a statement of objections to Motorola and Sepura, setting out Ofcom’s provisional view that the parties infringed Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998 and Article 101 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union by exchanging competitively sensitive information relating to future pricing intentions in connection with a procurement exercise run by the Police ICT company in 2018. Click here.
CMA issues provisional findings in relation to the viagogo/StubHub merger
The CMA has provisionally found that the completed merger of viagogo and StubHub could raise competition concerns in the UK’s secondary ticketing market. Click here.
EU
European Courts
- The European Court of Justice has dismissed Silver Plastics' appeal against the European Commission's retail food packaging cartel decision. Click here.
UK
CMA
- The CMA has published an updated memorandum of understanding with the Serious Fraud Office. Click here.
Our thinking
Andrew Collins
AIM Webinar
Marcus Stuttard will provide his unique insight and a "state of the nation" market update.
Rupa Lakha
UK Construction Law Update: What Happened in 2021? What can we expect in 2022?
The panel will cover a number of key construction law topics to ensure you stay in the loop
Hugh Gunson
A Little Help from My Friends? New Measures on Assistance in the Collection of UK Taxes in Guernsey and the Isle of Man
An important development for individual taxpayers, trust companies and other professional services providers.
Emma Humphreys
Property Patter: What can the property world expect from Parliament and the courts in 2022
What’s ahead in the world of property law during 2022
Hannah Connors
Environmental Land Management: Whose carbon is it anyway?
Everything you need to know about Environmental Land Management Schemes.
Laurence Whymark
Top 10 Tips for dealing with Easements
Everything you need to know about dealing with Easements.
Lauren Fraser
The changing leasehold landscape: Government consultation on reforming the leasehold and commonhold systems in England and Wales
Lauren Fraser and Laura Bushaway explore the changes occurring in the leasehold landscape process.
Nick White
Social Tokens: What are the regulatory challenges in the UK?
Social tokens are one of the latest innovations in the crypto space and have grown significantly in recent years.
Sarah Rowley
Philanthropy Insights – A discussion with John Pepin and Rennie Hoare of Philanthropy Impact
Join us as we discuss the current landscape of philanthropy in the UK and current trends, priorities and concerns amongst philanthropists.
Emma Humphreys
The green lease: back for good?
Emma Humphreys and Phil Webb look at the growing interest in green lease clauses.
Sam Johnson
Expert Shopping – Seeking to rely on a new expert
A practice known as expert shopping may see the court order the disclosure of the previous experts.
Paul Stone
National Security and Investment Act comes into force
The Act has established a new regime for the review of mergers, acquisitions and transactions that could threaten national security.
Trevor Bettany
On the employment horizon – 2022
We set out some of the key changes we anticipate over 2022 in employment law, and how to best prepare for them.
Emma Humphreys
Playing for time with lease expiry
Emma Humphreys explores time with lease expiry from the perspective of tenant and landlord.
Emma Preece
Top 10 Tips: Terminating agricultural tenancies affecting development land
Everything you need to know about Terminating agricultural tenancies affecting development land.
Emma Humphreys
The government’s Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and revised Code of Practice
Emma and Laura explore the government's new Code of Practice for commercial property relationships.
Emma Preece
Q&A: Timely guidance on service charges
Emma Preece and Brooke Lyne find that a recent Court of Appeal decision offers timely guidance on residential service charge matters.
Tim Maxwell
What artists need to know about law
What should artists consider when entering contracts, whether with galleries, museums or other parties?
Gareth Mills
Gareth Mills, Georgina Munnik and Sam Saunders write for International Comparative Legal Guide - Telecoms, Media & Internet
The chapter covers common issues in Bahrain's telecoms, media & internet laws and regulations.
Sarah Rowley
Sarah Rowley appears in the Apollo and Charles Russell Speechlys’ art law series on the future of museum governance
Are the responsibilities and duties of museum boards in the UK the same as they were, say, 20 years ago?