Ratcliffe calls on Europe to ditch carbon tax to save chemicals industry February 26, 2025 Sir Jim Ratcliffe has warned that Europe’s chemicals industry “faces extinction” and called on European Union leaders to ditch their carbon tax and increase tariffs to preserve it. In an open letter published on Wednesday, the founder and owner of chemicals giant Ineos launched an excoriating assessment of the EU’s approach to the chemicals sector, [...]
Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft: The £30bn legal headache for Big Tech January 16, 2025 Headlines have been popping about class actions in the UK with the main target on the other side, Big Tech firms. But why them?
Football is at ‘a tipping point’, Premier League boss warns October 14, 2024 It came as umbrella body European Leagues and player union Fifpro formally filed a complaint against the world governing body at the European Commission.
Why Google faces millions in fines from global regulators September 24, 2024 Google is up against the growing wrath of regulators worldwide, as it faces the possibility of millions in fines for alleged anti-competitive practices. According to Bloomberg, the EU is preparing to investigate Google’s conduct in the digital marketplace, including whether it preferences its own services, such as Google Flights and Google Hotels, in search results. [...]
Linklaters early bet on competition law sees it leading in class action trend September 23, 2024 Law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses during the class actions surge but Linklaters sees itself at the 'forefront'
Google wins £1.3bn case against EU ruling over ad product September 18, 2024 Google has overturned a nearly €1.5bn (£1.3bn) EU fine related to its AdSense advertising platform in a win for the tech giant following two major fines. The General Court has found “errors” in the European Commission’s 2019 assessment of Google’s advertising contracts with publishers. Europe’s second highest court, based in Luxembourg, has annulled the fine [...]
The government is right to reject the EU’s plans for free movement by the backdoor August 29, 2024 The EU’s terms for reinstating a youth mobility scheme – from four-year visas to cut-price tuition fees – are utterly unreasonable, says Will Cooling Yesterday saw Sir Keir Starmer in Germany, where he tried to reinforce the positive impression he made on the global stage in the whirlwind days immediately after his election as Prime [...]
London fintech Curve to launch Apple Pay rival that could save banks ‘millions’ May 30, 2024 Currently, banks and financial institutions incur significant fees for transactions processed through Apple Pay.
Taking the biscuit: Oreo maker Mondelez fined £287m by EU for cross-border trade curbs May 23, 2024 Oreo maker Mondelez has been fined £287m (337.5m euros) by EU antitrust regulators for impeding cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products between EU countries.
Southern Europe to help eurozone ‘turn a corner’ in 2024 as Germany stagnates May 15, 2024 The European Commission released its latest round of forecasts today.