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Big Tech cases can aid enforcers in other areas, NAAG antitrust chair says April 04, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Antitrust cases targeting aspects of large technologies’ dominance will help enforcers pinpoint conduct harming competition in other industries, the chair of the Antitrust Task Force for the National Associati... (more story)

Tackling killer acquisitions is 'most compelling concern,' EU's Ribera says April 04, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Ensuring large companies face scrutiny when they acquire startups in so-called killer acquisitions is a high-priority concern for the European Commission, Teresa Ribera said. Germany's top antitrust regulator ... (more story)

Google targeted by Dutch antitrust claim from price-comparison services April 04, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Google will have to defend itself in a Dutch court where five comparison-shopping services are suing the search engine for 900 million euros in damages. The lawsuit is underpinned by a 2017 European Commission... (more story)

US DOJ's Alford warns of risk of anticompetitive behavior in response to tariffs April 04, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Roger Alford, a senior antitrust enforcer at the US Department of Justice, warned that competition authorities ought to be on the lookout for anticompetitive behavior, along with the risk of dynamic pricing on... (more story)

States add personnel, change structures for more robust antitrust enforcement April 04, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Khushita Vasant

State attorneys general offices are adding staff and changing their structure to make their antitrust enforcement more robust, the chair of Antitrust Task Force of the National Association of Attorneys General... (more story)

NAAG Antitrust Task Force appoints Utah enforcer as vice chair in newly created role April 04, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Flavia Fortes

Marie Martin, an enforcer from Utah Office of the Attorney General, has been appointed vice chair of the Antitrust Task Force of the National Association of Attorneys General, a newly-created position, as the ... (more story)

Meta-targeted mass claim trial to start in late 2027, UK judge rules April 04, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

A trial on a Meta Platforms-targeted UK mass claim over the company’s Facebook data practices is scheduled to start in September 2027, a UK judge ruled today. The suit, brought by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen on behal... (more story)

No antitrust 'blessing' for companies with government links, US DOJ's Alford says April 04, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Companies under US antitrust investigation or targeted by federal monopolization litigation won't receive special treatment even if they have connections in the Trump administration, the second-highest US Depa... (more story)

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US DOJ insiders, observers troubled by effort to close field offices April 03, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

Attorneys inside and outside the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division are expressing concern this week about the potential closure of field offices in Chicago and San Francisco.

Nod for UK building-sector climate cooperation deal lifts lid on CMA's thinking April 03, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

The UK trade association for building-materials suppliers is celebrating getting the nod from the country's antitrust watchdog for its plan for the industry to cooperate by using the same service to assess sup... (more story)

US judges urge lawyers to emphasize simplicity, honesty April 02, 2025 | Dwight A. Weingarten

A handful of federal judges from across the US advised lawyers to emphasize honesty and simplicity when presenting antitrust cases, during a panel discussion today.

Australian court's labor-union antitrust ruling leaves questions unanswered April 02, 2025 | James Panichi

Today’s antitrust ruling by Australia’s top court confirms the orthodoxy of competition law, suggesting that for a cartel to be established, both parties need to engage with one another and arrive at clear und... (more story)

California still taking steps to advance criminal antitrust enforcement April 01, 2025 | Alex Wilts

More than a year has passed since the California Department of Justice announced plans to revitalize the state’s criminal antitrust enforcement program — but the state attorney general has yet to bring a crimi... (more story)

Apple and its French antitrust critics clash over future of ATT April 01, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

Apple’s rollout of its privacy prompt broke antitrust rules, French regulators announced yesterday. But what that means for the future of the App Tracking Transparency initiative is far from clear. Apple said ... (more story)

Nokia, Amazon settlement keeps USITC views on SEPs under wraps for now March 31, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

When the US International Trade Commission asked for input on whether negotiating tactics should factor into the public interest inquiry and exclusion orders are improper in standard essential patent, or SEP, ... (more story)

UK vets-for-pets probe focuses on transparency, drugs and rules March 31, 2025 | Jon Menon

The UK vets-for-pets antitrust probe appears to be focusing on efforts to boost price transparency, the choice of medicines for consumers, and suggestions to update creaky regulations. The 6.3 billion-pound in... (more story)