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In this update, we look at the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s recent judgment in Ping’s appeal against a Competition and Markets Authority decision that its online sales ban infringed competition law.
On 7 September 2018 the Competition Appeal Tribunal upheld the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision finding that Ping’s online sales ban amounted to an illegal object restriction, despite recognition of Ping’s legitimate commercial aim in adopting the sales policy. In this article we summarise this judgment in the context of other recent cases on internet sales bans and consider what this means for companies who wish to restrict online sales of their products, in particular in order to preserve the high quality or luxury image of their goods.
Also in this newsletter
- Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore issues record SGD 27 million fine for cartel conduct
- European Commission finds that Luxembourg did not give selective tax treatment to McDonald’s
- European Commission publishes new guidance for ending unjustified geo-blocking
Competition & Regulatory Newsletter (12 – 26 Sept 2018)