Anna Morfey

May 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Anna Morfey |Tim West |Hayden Dunnett

On 10 May 2024, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) approved a collective settlement in Justin Gutmann's collective action against Stagecoach South Western Trains (SSWT), which alleged that SSWT overcharged consumers by failing to make boundary fare tickets sufficiently available to customers. The CAT's approval of the settlement provides welcome guidance to claimants and defendants on how the CAT will assess future collective settlements.

May 3, 2024 | concurrences.com | Anna Morfey |Fiona Garside

On 3 May 2024, the European Commission published a policy brief setting out how it is likely to view wage fixing and no poach agreements. This is the latest development in competition authorities’ increasing interest in potential competition issues in labour markets in recent years. Regulators from the USA, EU and UK have issued guidance for employers on how to comply with competition law and opened investigations into alleged anticompetitive conduct.

Jan 31, 2024 | lexology.com | Anna Morfey |Christopher Eberhardt |Fiona Garside |Hayden Dunnett

On 17 January 2024, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that section 26 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) allows the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to compel the production of information and documents from companies located outside of the UK. Key takeawaysThe Court of Appeal confirmed that the CMA has the power, using a notice under section 26 of the CA98 (a s26 notice), to compel companies with no UK connection to provide it with information as part of a competition law investigation.

Jan 16, 2024 | concurrences.com | Anna Morfey |Christopher Eberhardt |Fiona Garside |Hayden Dunnett

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Feb 9, 2023 | lexology.com | Anna Morfey

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ("BMW AG") and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft ("VW AG") succeeded in their appeals against the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA"), with the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") finding the CMA's power to request documents and information does not extend to companies outside the United Kingdom.