Competition and Monopolies in UK Law
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The CMA’s Paper on Pricing Algorithms, Collusion and Personalised Pricing
On 8 October 2018, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published a Working Paper on the ‘use of pricing algorithms to facilitate collusion and personalized pricing’ (the “Paper”). It f......On 8 October 2018, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a Working Paper on the use of ... authorities regarding algorithms, including the recent German Monopolies Commissions proposals regarding pricing algorithms, which was the subject ... ...
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The CMA’s Paper on Pricing Algorithms, Collusion and Personalised Pricing
On 8 October 2018, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published a Working Paper on the ‘use of pricing algorithms to facilitate collusion and personalized pricing’ (the “Paper”). It f......On 8 October 2018, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a Working Paper on the use of ... authorities regarding algorithms, including the recent German Monopolies Commissions proposals regarding pricing algorithms, which was the subject ... ...
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The Penrose Report – are we heading for a “new normal” in UK competition policy?
The Penrose Report to the UK Government recommending wholesale reform to the UK’s competition regime is a paean to the power of deregulation and increased competition to drive economic growth and b...... ... Penrose suggests that the DMU should be renamed the NDMU – the Network & Data Monopolies Unit – and that its powers should: ... be ring-fenced from the CMA’s existing powers; ... only apply to individual firms that own and run new ... ...
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EU Antitrust Authorities To Take Value Of Personal Data Into Consideration When Reviewing Digital Markets In Merger And Antitrust Cases
...In an interview on 9 April 2015, European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager indicated that companies who control ... issues before they arise, to prevent the creation of monopolies over data. An interaction between data protection and competition policy ... ...
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Personal Data In The Digital Marketplace: What Roles Should Consumers And Regulators Play?
... ... whether to apply a more preventative approach to "data monopolies" from a competition law perspective ... Consumer-led power: group ... ...
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Focus Antitrust - 23 January 2013
... ... is the first time Ofwat has accepted commitments under the Competition Act 1998. The commitments were offered to address concerns raised by ... State for Trade and Industry following an investigation by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (now the Competition Commission) in 1999 into the ... ...
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UK Sets Out Mandate For Trade Negotiations With USA
... ... , trade in services, investment, intellectual property, competition, industrial subsidies, state-owned enterprises and designated monopolies, ... ...
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Contracting Under Indian Or English Law: Part 1 - The Indian Legal Framework
... ... which arise under the provisions of the Act ... Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 ... The Competition Act 2002 ... ...
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OFT Launches Domestic Electrical Goods Review
...The OFT is to review the specific competition regulatory rules relating to the sale of domestic electrical goods in the ... Following an investigation by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ('MMC') in 1997 (now the Competition Commission), ... ...
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Regulation of the Gas and Electricity Industry
... ... all reasonable demands for gas were met, to secure effective competition in the gas industry and to protect consumers both in terms of prices and ... electricity customers by promoting competition and regulating monopolies and everything that OFGEM does is designed to promote and protect the ... ...
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