Tim Cowen, Partner at Preiskel & Co LLP, has been quoted by the Global Competition Review in its article on the recent BT/EE merger decision by the Competition and Markets Authority. He called the CMA’s approval of the merger without remedies a “brave decision”. Tim went on to say: “Given the ubiquity of the new…
Is Big Data the next target for competition law enforcement? by Tim Cowen Speaking at a recent conference in Germany Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner warned that control of data may be a source of market power: “..if just a few companies control the data you need to satisfy customers and cut costs, that could…
Thanks in part to the initiative of one our clients, HM Revenue & Customs announced legislation to introduce a reverse charge accounting mechanism for wholesale supplies of telecommunications services in the UK. The Government has stated that it is introducing this ‘in response to the threat of missing trader intra-community fraud in those supplies’. In summary,…
EU Commissioner Vestager has announced that Big Data is firmly on the Competition Law agenda for the Commission. During a speech at the DLD conference in Munich on 17 January 2016, she highlighted the importance of Big Data in today’s internal markets. Vestager acknowledged that Big Data was a potential catalyst for anti-competitive behaviour by…
The UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has approved BT’s acquisition of EE with no conditions attached. After hearing concerns brought by operators and customers, the CMA has concluded that the merger will not lead to substantial lessening of competition in the UK market, including with regards to supply of retail mobile, wholesale mobile, mobile…
The European Commission has launched a new platform for alternative dispute resolution between consumers and online traders. The online dispute resolution (ODR) platform is a contribution to the EU’s Digital Single Market strategy. It will help consumers solve contractual disputes related to goods or services purchased online. The disputes will be dealt with out of…
Following a request by the European Commission, EU regulator BEREC has issued its opinion on the Review of the EU Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework. The review is one of the key actions of pillar 2 of the Digital Single Market Strategy.
BEREC’s opinion can be accessed here.
On 15 December, the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council have closed a deal on the new rules that will comprise the data protection reform in the EU. The deal is a step forward towards the Digital Single Market, and is expected to enhance the protection of personal data and boost innovation by facilitating…
The World IP Review website featured the article “The SEP minefield in Europe” by Preiskel & Co’s Associate Natália Porto. The article analyses the legal challenges and uncertainties arising out of the CJEU’s decision in Huawei v ZTE, which introduced new guidelines on abuse of a dominant position where a prohibitory injunction is sought by a dominant…
Trefor.net featured the article “Telecoms Fraud, Liability and Responsibility: A Contractual Approach from a Telecoms Specialist Lawyer” by Preiskel & Co’s Senior Partner, Daniel Preiskel.
The article deals with contractual measures to help minimise exposure to telecoms fraud. It can be accessed here.
