Competition and Regulation
Commentary on the deals, decisions and developments shaping commercial law.
Competition · 24 Sep 2026
An examination of the class action against Sony over PlayStation Store purchases, with insight into California's digital goods law, the difference between buying and licensing and Sony's attempt to move the case to arbitration
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An examination of the collective claims facing Booking.com in the Netherlands and the UK, with insight into price parity clauses, the European Court of Justice ruling and two different ways of bringing a mass claim
Read postCompetition · 14 Apr 2026
An overview of how law firms are using artificial intelligence, examining the funding boom in legal AI, the pressure from clients and the High Court's warning over fake citations
Read postCompetition · 18 Feb 2026
An overview of the US government's antitrust case against Google, examining the monopoly finding, the remedies ordered and the appeals
Read postCompetition · 19 Jan 2026
An overview of the High Court's ruling on cross-border card fees, examining the challenge to the Payment Systems Regulator's powers
Read postCompetition · 27 Oct 2025
An examination of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's ruling against Apple, with insight into the abuse of dominance findings and the UK collective action regime
Read postCompetition · 16 Jun 2025
An overview of the settlement of one of the first major UK class actions, examining the tribunal's approval and the dispute with the litigation funder
Read postCompetition · 3 Jun 2025
An overview of the Vodafone and Three merger, examining the CMA's review and its decision to accept behavioural commitments instead of a divestment
Read postCompetition · 18 Mar 2025
An examination of Nintendo's legal fight against R4 game copiers, with insight into the High Court's ruling on circumvention devices and why selling them was unlawful
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