Nick Wolfe

Dec 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Nick Wolfe

May 3, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Nick Wolfe

For the first time in two decades, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled on the substantive standard of judicial review to be applied by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT or Tribunal) in UK merger cases. The Tribunal reviews merger decisions taken by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In doing so, it applies a “judicial review” standard rather than a merits rehearing, unlike courts in the European Union or the US, where the regulator’s conclusions can be challenged on the merits.