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Mergers The Commission approved Brookfield Corporation’s takeover of sole control of Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, LLC (M.12284) following a phase I review—see further, Midday Express The Commission received filings for: Clarios/Ecobat Germany/Ecobat Austria (M.12145) (ordinary merger procedure) JLL/PIF/FMTECH (M.12358) (simplified merger procedure) NOTE—For all active merger probes before the Commission, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker Competition policy The Commission stated that Executive Vice-President, Teresa Ribera, convened an implementation dialogue on the effects of mergers, productivity, sustainability, and the cost of living—see further, implementation dialogue and Midday Express NOTE—For all current EU competition law legislative, guidance and wider policy work, see further, EU competition horizon scanning—2026 and beyond State aid The Commission adopted a decision under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) authorising a Spanish measure (valued at €200m) to back strategic investments expanding manufacturing capacity across the electric...

In this issue: Subsidies and countervailing measures Trade in services Trade in goods WTO Customs Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Subsidies and countervailing measures Revised Chinese EV proposal sets tighter price limits and volume caps; EU says it cannot be reviewed MLex reports that a new Chinese electric‑vehicle proposal—aimed at limiting the application of the planned EU countervailing duties—was submitted too late and, as a result, cannot be considered, the European Commission said on 17 September 2024. The paper seen by MLex set out minimum import prices across various EV models and stricter annual import caps for Chinese EV makers signing up to the arrangement. See News Analysis: New Chinese EV offer sets stricter price ceilings and volume caps, EU says it cannot be reviewed. Trade in services UK and Thailand sign exports‑boosting trade pact The UK and Thailand have signed an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) intended to boost trade and...

In this issue: Adjudication Building safety Environmental issues Litigation Construction industry news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Construction trackers Adjudication Costs penalty for adjudication enforcement claimant withholding financial information pre-action (Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd) In Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd [2024] EWHC 2800 (TCC), the TCC declined to grant the successful claimant its enforcement costs, owing to a failure to supply, before action, material that would have reassured the defendant about solvency concerns and dispelled its understandable doubts. Authored by James Malam, barrister at Exchange Chambers. See News Analysis: Costs penalty for adjudication enforcement claimant withholding financial information pre-action (Complete Ceiling and Partitioning Systems Ltd v DE1 Ltd). Building safety Welsh Government announces updates to building safety reforms The Welsh Government has set out updates to building safety reforms in Wales, highlighting continued progress to improve the...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED This archived case hub sets out the position as at the decision of 8 March 2022; it is no longer being maintained. For further information, see the timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline An inquiry under CA98 Chapters I and II by the CMA into alleged infringements of competition law, relating to long‑term exclusivity in the provision of electric vehicle chargepoints located on or close to motorways. Latest developments On 8 March 2022, the CMA confirmed it would accept undertakings from Gridserve. Those undertakings include the following: ceasing enforcement of exclusive rights in agreements with Extra, MOTO or Roadchef after November 2026, which at present cover about two‑thirds of motorway service areas in the UK as a whole. This means Gridserve will cut the exclusivity duration in its current contracts with MOTO by roughly 2 years and with Roadchef by roughly 4 years (the Extra contract is scheduled to end in 2026) not enforcing exclusive rights at...

This Practice Note offers practical advice on goods trade under the United Kingdom–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (UK‑India CETA). It sets out how goods from the other party are treated, and it details the tariff commitments undertaken by the parties within this agreement framework. The focus here is trade in goods. Introduction On 24 July 2025, the UK and India signed the UK‑India CETA, after talks that started in January 2022. The UK‑India CETA covers, among other topics, the following: trade in goods trade in services (with specific chapters on financial services, temporary movement of natural person and telecommunications) rules of origin trade remedies sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and technical barriers to trade In terms of trade in goods, the UK‑India CETA contains important provisions that address the following matters: National treatment Classification of goods Treatment of customs duties Modification of concessions Administrative fees and formalities Temporary admission...

Brexit impact At 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition/implementation period that followed the UK’s exit from the EU concluded. In UK legislation this moment—‘IP completion day’—brought transitional measures to a close and ushered in wide-ranging changes across the UK’s legal framework. Key transitional arrangements ceased, and material changes started to apply throughout the UK’s legal regime. Any updates pertinent to this material will be outlined below. Following IP completion day, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) established a new category of domestic UK law—‘retained EU Law’ (REUL)—comprising EU-derived rights and legislation preserved in the UK after Brexit. On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) received Royal Assent. REUL(RR)A 2023 changes the treatment of REUL by: revoking substantial amounts of REUL from 31 December 2023 re-labelling REUL as ‘assimilated law’ from 1 January 2024 creating new powers in relation to assimilated law The re-categorisation of REUL...