The March 2021 issue of Ashurst's competition law newsletter features some of the key competition law developments over the last month, including important rulings by the European Courts on State aid and abuse of dominance, policy developments on the future of UK competition and consumer law, including the UK's post-Brexit subsidy control regime, and court rulings on cartel cases in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as other news.
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competition law newsletter | EU
Mar 2021 The General Court issues the first two judgments in Ryanair's State aid saga
The General Court has dismissed Ryanair's challenges against the European Commission's approval of French and Swedish State aid measures to support airlines during COVID-19.
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competition law newsletter | eu
Mar 2021 EU Commission accepts commitments from Aspen to address excessive pricing in pharma case
The European Commission has accepted commitments from Aspen following an abuse of dominance investigation into excessive pricing for cancer medicines.
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competition law newsletter | EU
Mar 2021 The Court of Justice rules on double jeopardy in the Slovak Telekom abuse of dominance case
The ECJ has handed down a preliminary ruling on the division of competences between NCAs and the European Commission in concurrent proceedings.
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competition law newsletter | australia
Mar 2021 Shipping firm fined $24 million by Australian court for criminal cartel conduct
The Federal Court of Australia has imposed Australia's third sentence for criminal cartel conduct since criminal sanctions were introduced in 2009.
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competition law newsletter | france
Mar 2021 French Supreme Court upholds 2019 fine reduction granted in flour cartel
The French Supreme Court has confirmed the approach to determining the involvement of a cartelist that attended one of four collusive meetings.
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competition law newsletter | france
Mar 2021 French Commercial Court makes abuse of dominance ruling in the search-related online advertising market
The fact that the plaintiff commenced a stand-alone action did not prevent the French Commercial Court from relying on previous findings of the FCA.
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competition law newsletter | germany
Mar 2021 German competition authority fines steel forgers €35 million for information exchange
The German Federal Cartel Office's decision demonstrates the competition law risks that can arise during trade association meetings.
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competition law newsleter | hong kong
Mar 2021 Hong Kong hotel groups and tour operator reprimanded for facilitating cartel conduct
This is the first time that the HKCC has taken enforcement action against parties for facilitating cartel conduct.
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competition law newsletter | hong kong
Mar 2021 Hong Kong Competition Tribunal fines decoration contractors for price fixing
The conduct involved allocating customers and coordinating pricing, and is the fourth cartel case brought since the Ordinance came into force in 2015.
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competition law newsletter | singapore
Mar 2021 Competition Appeal Board reduces record fine for cartel conduct
Fines imposed by the Consumer Commission of Singapore were reduced by up to 70% for cartel conduct relating to the distribution of fresh chicken.
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competition law newsletter | spain
Mar 2021 Pharmaceutical cartel sanctioned by the Spanish Competition Authority
The CNMC has fined two pharmaceutical companies, and two company directors, for anti-competitive practices in relation to public tenders.
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competition law newsletter | UK
Mar 2021 The Penrose Report - "Power To The People. Stronger Consumer Choice and Competition - So markets work for people, not the other way round"
The report sets out the recommendations of John Penrose MP on how the UK's approach to competition and consumer law issues could be improved upon.
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competition law newsletter | uk
Mar 2021 CMA keeps it fresh with updated Digital Markets Strategy
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competition law newsletter | UK
Mar 2021 Guidance for UK businesses on sustainability agreements
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competition law newsletter | UK
Mar 2021 Designing a UK subsidy control regime
The UK Government has published a consultation paper outlining the proposals for a new subsidy control regime in the UK.
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