Apple’s UK market-probe win offers timely reminder about procedural obligations

21 April 2023 00:00

Duration: 12:28

It’s one thing to lose a high-profile antitrust lawsuit targeting a tech behemoth on the merits of the case; having a judge rule against you for missing deadlines is another. Yet a procedural stumble was enough to place the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority on the receiving end of a court ruling that upended its probe of Apple’s mobile browser and cloud-gaming services. The recent ruling of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in Apple’s favor was a reminder that, whatever its motives, the regulator can’t escape statutory obligations over procedure.

Related Content

Editorial Team

Laurel Henning
Simon Zekaria

Laurel Henning Senior Correspondent

Laurel Henning

Laurel is a senior correspondent specializing in competition law, data privacy and security, in Australia and New Zealand. Laurel reports from Sydney on criminal-cartel legislation and white-collar crime, as well as competition and consumer lawsuits involving companies including Google, Meta Platforms and Apple. While at MLex Laurel has also reported boardroom disputes and shareholder campaigns agitating for changes to company strategy. Laurel joined MLex in 2013 and reported for five years on European energy and... Read more

View all posts written by Laurel Henning

Simon Zekaria Senior Correspondent

Simon Zekaria

Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate... Read more

View all posts written by Simon Zekaria
item icon
iTunes
item icon
Sound
Cloud
item icon
Spotify
item icon
Stitcher