Tim Cowen at the National Infrastructure Commission
Preiskel & Co are delighted to announce that Partner Tim Cowen has been asked to join the Challenge Panel at the National Infrastructure Commission.
Open letter to EU Commissioner Vestager about Google remedies
An Open Letter has been sent to Margrethe Vestager about Google Remedies on behalf of ICOMP, Foundem, Fairsearch, and a number of other competing comparison shopping services. An interesting read; given the recent Android decision, will similar issues arise in relation to remedies? Please contact Tim Cowen if you have any questions regarding the European…
Commission fines Google €4.34 billion
Following a 39-month investigation, the European Commission has finally announced its decision in the Android case, imposing a fine of €4.34 billion and requiring that Google bring an end to its infringing behaviour within 90 days or face penalty fines of up to 5% of the average daily worldwide turnover of their parent company, Alphabet.…
Preiskel & Co represent the Open Rights Group in Supreme Court Intervention
Preiskel & Co’s David Allen Green advised the Open Rights Group in relation to their intervention in various ISPs’ Supreme Court Appeal, Cartier International AG and others (Respondents) v British Telecommunications Plc and another (Appellants), [2018] UKSC 28. The appellants were the five largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK, while the respondents were…
Legislature acts to limit online ticket touting
In an effort to limit the resale of event tickets for extortionate prices in the secondary market, the government has enacted the Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018, which came into force on 5 July 2018. The problem the statutory instrument attempts to address is the use of specific software, or “bots” to…
Shaping Competition Policy in an Era of Digitisation
The European Commission has announced that on 17 January 2019 Margrethe Vestager will host a one-day conference. The keynote speech will be on “Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation”, given by Professor Jean Tirole. The Commission has asked for stakeholder views on the topic, particularly from those that are “involved in or affected…
Daniel Preiskel Speaks at the ITSPA AGM and Summer Forum
Daniel Preiskel spoke at the Internet Telephony Services Providers’ Association AGM and Summer Forum 2018 on the topic of the new Ofcom General Conditions of Entitlement. Daniel’s slides can be seen here. The event: “provided attendees with their annual market update on the telco sector. This highlighted a drop in the rate of SIP take-up…
Sky/Fox Developments
Another twist in the road for the Sky/Fox merger. Disney has raised its bid for 21st Century Fox’s assets to $71.3bn, while stepping up its commitments with regards to the Sky/Fox acquisition. Disney has committed to funding Sky News to the tune of £100m a year for the next 15 years, increasing its previous funding…
Competition and Markets Authority – Developments
The CMA have concluded their consultation on merger thresholds. The proposal is to apply lower turnover thresholds for transactions within three “Relevant Enterprises” (development or production for military or civilian use, quantum technology and computing hardware). The CMA published additional guidance on 11 June 2018 with a summary of responses to the consultation. The CMA…
Latest on Google Shopping from the Capitol Forum
The Capitol Forum has published its latest update on the Google Shopping remedy, available here.
Preiskel & Co Partner, Tim Cowen, is quoted. Please email Tim with any questions relating to the Google Shopping case, the Google cases, or competition law generally.