The Business Law Reports
[2022] Bus LR 1162
Competition Appeal Tribunal
Meta Platforms Inc
v
Competition and Markets Authority
[2022] CAT 26
2022 April 25–28; June 14
Sir Marcus Smith (President), John Cubbin, Simon Holmes
Competition— Reference to Competition and Markets Authority— Merger of companies referred to authority for investigation and report— Authority finding merger expected to result in substantial lessening of competition because of impact on dynamic competition— Whether authority’s duty to give reasons satisfied if gist of reasoning apparent from redacted version of decision circulated to parties— Whether redactions unlawful—
Enterprise Act 2002 (c 40), ss 35(1)(b), 38(2), 237, 241, 244
Judicial review— Practice— Remedy— Competition and Markets Authority finding merger expected to result in substantial lessening of competition— Review of decision brought by merger party succeeding— Whether decision to be remitted to authority— Whether statutory ground for refusing relief applicable—
Senior Courts Act 1981 (c 54), s 31(2A)
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Enterprise Act 2002 (c 40), s 120
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