We are delighted to announce that Tim Cowen, Chair, Antitrust Practice, will be delivering a guest lecture at the University of Oxford. The lecture, entitled “Searching the soul of antitrust: what is competition law for?” will take place on 12 February 2021, from 12:30 to 2.30pm. For more details, and to register to attend, please…
The CMA has, today, announced that it is opening an investigation into Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” proposals. The announcement follows a complaint about Google’s conduct submitted to the CMA on 23 November 2020 by Marketers for an Open Web (“MOW”). Preiskel & Co’s competition and antitrust team, led by Tim Cowen, advised MOW in relation to…
We are pleased to announce that Preiskel has advised Dubber Corporation Limited (ASX: DUB) (Dubber), a global leader in Call Recording & Voice Intelligence, on their acquisition of Speik – a leading UK-based provider of call recording and PCI Compliance solutions. The deal was announced in Australia today, with a $38 million performance-based acquisition which…
The European Commission has today published its proposal for a Digital Services Act, aimed at regulating gatekeeper tech platforms. If implemented, the law will impose a range of obligations on “gatekeepers”. For example, the proposal includes the imposition of rules requiring online platforms to ensure that hate speech and other illegal content does not appear…
Preiskel & Co is delighted to announce that Tim Cowen, Chair, Antitrust Practice, will be taking part in a panel discussion hosted by Cornerstone Research on 15 December 2020. The panel webinar is entitled “Expert Forum: Draft CMA Guidelines: “Keep it or Bin IT?”“, and will focus on the Competition and Markets Authority’s draft new…
On 9 December 2020, two antitrust suits were filed in the US by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and 48 state attorneys general against Facebook. It is understood that the attorneys general case is being led by the New York attorney general. The cases allege that Facebook conducted a series of anticompetitive acquisitions, and engaged…
On 1 July 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its Final Report in its Online Platforms and Digital Advertising market study. The Final Report can be found on the case page. In the Final Report, the CMA made a series of recommendations to Government, including that it set up a specific regulatory…
A new piece of legislation has been put forward in Parliament that sets out new legal duties on telecoms firms with the goal of increasing the security of the entire UK network. The Telecommunications (Security) Bill will give new powers to the government to remove high-risk vendors and increases Ofcom’s responsibilities in monitoring telecoms operator’s…
The Preiskel & Co Competition and Antitrust team, led by Tim Cowen, has been advising Marketers for an Open Web (MOW) in relation to a complaint submitted to the CMA on 23 November 2020. The complaint relates to Google’s conduct in relation to its browser, Chrome, and browser engine, Chromium, which MOW argues is abuse…
The Preiskel & Co team was honoured to write the Chambers & Partners Telecoms Overview for 2021.
The piece can be read here.
Please contact the lead author and Preiskel & Co Senior Partner, Danny Preiskel, with questions.
