Competition Act 1998 Chapter 1

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Algorithmic pricing is enforcement priority for EU and UK antitrust regulators

Antitrust laws prohibit agreements or concerted practices that restrict competition.

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Tweet-related crypto class action to proceed, but faces significant headwinds

Class action against cryptocurrency exchanges for losses allegedly caused by collusion to delist the Bitcoin Satoshi Vision cryptocurrency.

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UK Court of Appeal confirms the CMA’s information gathering powers apply extra-territorially

New ruling allows the Competition and Markets Authority to compel the production of information from companies located outside of the UK.

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Feb 19, 2024

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Breaking the competition law: Three firms fined by UK regulator

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The FCA has fined money transfer firms for price fixing exchange rates and transaction charges to customers in Glasgow.

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