Blog o’ Blogs May
May 30, 2019
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The heated discussions and disagreements across jurisdictions have made for an interesting few weeks, with substantive decisions on both sides
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EU: Vestager appeals ruling over Italy’s bank rescue
May 29, 2019
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The European Commission appealed against an EU court ruling that ratified the rescue of a small Italian lender, in a
Global: Apple defends App Store amid mounting criticism
May 29, 2019
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Apple has debuted a new website to quell antitrust concerns, amid calls for the tech giant to be broken up,
US: Sports Illustrated brand sold for US$110M
May 29, 2019
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The brand and intellectual property of Sports Illustrated have been sold to marketing company Authentic Brands Group for US$110 million.
US: No-poach case against Domino’s to proceed
May 29, 2019
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Domino’s Pizza and its franchising affiliates must face an antitrust challenge to a “no poach” agreement barring the chain’s stores
Australia: Sony sued for refusing refunds on faulty PlayStation games
May 29, 2019
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Global video game company Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe broke Australian consumer law by telling customers they could not get a
Japan: Nissan CEO is OK with FCA-Renault merger
May 29, 2019
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According to Reuters, Nissan sees no major downside to partnering with a combined Renault and Fiat Chrysler (FCA), it stated
US: Qualcomm asks judge to put antitrust ruling on hold
May 29, 2019
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On Tuesday, May 28, Qualcomm asked a federal judge not to enforce her decision that it illegally squeezed out rivals
Italy: Mediaset buys stake in German broadcaster
May 29, 2019
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Italian television group Mediaset announced Wednesday, May 29, it has acquired 9.6% of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 as it seeks European
UK: Watchdog to examine NSF’s hostile bid for Provident Financial
May 29, 2019
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Britain’s competition watchdog is considering whether Non-Standard Finance’s (NSF) hostile £1.3 billion (US$1.6 billion) takeover of rival Provident Financial would
