The EU Commission has recently published the full decision in the Apple/Shazam merger. An in-depth competition investigation was carried out by the EU Commission following a Phase II referral in April 2018. The Commission confirmed in its press release of 6 September 2018 that the transaction had been cleared and they had found that it…
DetailsOfcom has released its latest Business Connectivity Market Review Consultation (“BCMR Consultation”), outlining its provisional analysis of the Business Connectivity Market, provisional Significant Market Power (“SMP”) assessment, and proposals for remedies. Key points to note include a commitment to implementing a consolidated review of residential and business telecoms markets and physical infrastructure by 2021, introducing…
DetailsOn 22 October 2018 the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched its new campaign. The aim of the campaign is to educate businesses about what is and isn’t lawful, and encourage whistleblowing. This follows research that found that only 57% of businesses surveyed knew that price fixing was illegal, whilst 35% thought that it was…
DetailsEuropean and American officials have recently launched the second annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield. In a joint press release dated 19 October, the governments together reaffirmed “the need for strong privacy enforcement to protect our citizens and ensure trust in the digital economy.” However, the detailed review comes only weeks after the European…
DetailsThe right of an individual to obtain copies of their personal data from a company is a key element of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (which adopts the GDPR and supplements the GDPR requirements). But when the individual seeking the information is a current employee, it can…
DetailsEurope’s General Data Protection Regulation the (“GDPR”) has been in force for a little over four months, but it is important to remember that May 25th was just the beginning of a new chapter in data protection and privacy rights. In this blog, Preiskel & Co Partner Jose Saras answers questions and discusses what he’s…
DetailsBack in 1994 the journalist Nick Davies wrote a fascinating piece about John Cunliffe, the creator of Postman Pat, who has just died. Davies described how Cunliffe sold his rights to his creation: “[Cunliffe] agreed that Woodland Animations could make films and produce merchandise, while he would still have the right to produce books providing they…
DetailsIt is reported that Germany’s Ministry of Economy will consider the results of a study which aimed at boosting the competition law tools available to German competition law authorities to act against companies, particularly in the digital economy. In particular, the study suggested that the threshold for regulatory intervention should be lowered in some cases,…
DetailsThe European Commission has cleared CK Hutchison’s takeover of Italian telecoms group, Wind Tre, subject to CK Huthcison agreeing to take full responsibility for the conditions imposed on Wind Tre when it was created. These conditions relate to the completion of spectrum transfer and site divestment, and to the implementation of the national roaming agreement…
DetailsThe 27th season of the Premier League kicked off earlier this month with the revelation that global investment and trading platform eToro had signed first-of-their-kind sponsorship deals with seven high-profile English Premier League clubs. Significantly, the press release confirmed that eToro will not pay for the sponsorship rights in regular ‘fiat’ currency, but in Bitcoin…
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