Tag: human rights
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All change for the UK merger regime – Except the standard of review?
Traditionally, the UK has had a two-stage decision making process for merger cases. First, there were two separate organisations, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition Commission (CC). The OFT would carry out the first phase review of a merger (“Phase 1”) and, if there were reasonable prospects that the merger would result…
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Strasbourg calling – ECHR majority CLEARS Competition Wiretap Case (But mind the dissenters)
Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v The Netherlands, Joined cases 2799/16, 2800/16, 3124/16 and 3205/16, Judgment of the ECHR Grand Chamber of 01/04/2025 Just as fishing inevitably results in bycatch, law enforcement wiretaps often capture information unrelated to the original investigation. This incidental data can raise complex legal questions—especially when it reveals evidence…