Senior Correspondent at Global Competition Review
Charles McConnell is a Senior Correspondent at Global Competition Review, specializing in reporting on antitrust and competition law. With a background in legal journalism, Charles has contributed to various publications including the Chicago Tribune Media Group, JD Supra, and Lexology. His work focuses on analyzing and reporting on key developments in competition law, cartel investigations, and regulatory actions around the world.
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By: Charles McConnell
The European Court of Justice’s recent Google Shopping decision does not preclude the application of the Bronner standards when assessing abuse of dominance claims where the essence of the allegation is a refusal to deal, counsel to Linde has argued.
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal should deny certification in a £500 million damages action against Amazon and Apple because the proposed class representative has proven she is unsuitable to bring the claim, both tech companies have argued.
By: Charles McConnell, Clare Louise Jackson
Lawyers steering a novel damages action against several water utility companies have asked the Competition Appeal Tribunal to revisit its past decisions in Merricks and Sony and allow the addition of class members with claims up until the date of certification.
By: Charles McConnell, Rahul Sapra
The Indian government could scrap proposed legislation to regulate digital platforms following fierce pushback.
By: Charles McConnell
The Indian government is reportedly exploring whether to amend existing laws so that all foreign direct investment is checked for national security concerns.
By: Charles McConnell
The defendants to a follow-on damages action stemming from an alleged Brazilian orange juice cartel have failed to strike out more than 1,300 claimants from the lawsuit.
By: Charles McConnell
Mexico’s competition watchdog may deploy its break up powers more boldly after provisionally requiring the world’s largest corn flour and tortilla manufacturer to divest five production plants, experts have predicted.
By: Charles McConnell
The final iteration of proposed legislation overhauling Australia’s merger control rules has removed concentration-based thresholds.
By: Charles McConnell, Alexander McMyn, Cindy Riswantyo
Macroeconomic uncertainty has impacted Indonesian debt markets in recent years. But, after a period of disruption, prospects for domestic and offshore debt issuances are brightening
By: Charles McConnell
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission wants to strengthen and better utilise existing competition rules to deal with large digital platforms, rather than follow the lead of countries that have implemented ex ante regulatory regimes.
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