Category: Competition

05/09/202319/09/2023

The CAT goes astray on accrued EU law rights

In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers discusses aspects of the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (“CAT”) decision in Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants and Merricks v Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants and Mastercard [2023] CAT 49 (“Interchange”) concerning whether the CAT was bound to follow the European Court of Justice’s (“CJEU”) decision in C-267/20 Volvo AB and DAF Trucks NV v RM EU:C:2022:494 (“Volvo”), which post-dated IP completion day.

15/07/202116/07/2021

The Subsidy Control Bill and devolution: a balanced regime?

This post, written by George Peretz Q.C., examines the Subsidy Control Bill, which was introduced to Parliament at the end of June applies across the United Kingdom. It has significant implications for the devolved administrations.

23/06/202123/06/2021

Bar European Group annual conference recording

The recording of the Bar European Group’s annual conference, “UK and European Law in the new UK-EU Partnership” is now available here.

24/02/202124/02/2021

A missing piece of the puzzle: a Competition Law Cooperation Agreement between the UK and EU

In this post, James Bourke of Monckton Chambers examines the relevance of the fact that the United Kingdom and the EU do not have a competition law cooperation agreement, and considers the prospects for such an agreement in the future.

10/02/202109/02/2021

Synopsis of Monckton EURL Webinar (3): “Competition Law post Brexit”

In this post, Ciar McAndrew of Monckton Chambers provides a summary of the third in a series of six webinars on EU Relations Law (“EURL”) from Monckton Chambers: “The legal regime after Brexit – what every lawyer needs to know”. The third webinar was titled “Competition Law post Brexit”.