Animal waste cartel convicted in Brazil
May 27, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
Brazil’s competition regulator voted unanimously on Wednesday to convict companies and executives accused of operating a cartel in the national market for the purchase of animal waste, diverging from an earlie... (more story)
XP, AZ Quest settle gun-jumping case with CADE
May 27, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
The Tribunal of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, or CADE, unanimously approved a settlement in a gun-jumping case involving brokerage firm XP and asset manager AZ Quest.
Extend claim period for existing members of action against Apple, UK judge told
May 27, 2026
| Simon Zekaria
Existing consumer members of a class action against Apple should have their claims period extended to the date of a competition court ruling last year that found the tech giant guilty of breaking competition r... (more story)
Mastercard's expert witness questioned over fee rises in Australian antitrust trial
May 27, 2026
| Saloni Sinha
An economic expert for Mastercard was challenged in an Australian antitrust trial over internal documents indicating the company increased scheme fees to “align with competitive pricing” set by rival Visa. In ... (more story)
South Korea seeks stronger cartel enforcement with expanded investigative powers
May 27, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
Businesses operating in South Korea could face more intensive cartel investigations with proposals by the country’s competition regulator to extend the maximum statute of limitations for cartel offenses from 1... (more story)
Eight South Korean insurers under antitrust scrutiny over group-insurance bids
May 27, 2026
| Jenny Lee
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance, DB Insurance and five other South Korean non-life insurers are facing an antitrust investigation over suspected bid rigging in corporate group a... (more story)
Sony antitrust case narrowed in Australia, but key disputes remain
May 27, 2026
| Sean Maguire
The Sony antitrust class action in Australia has been narrowed to focus on distribution and “excessive” commissions, but key issues remain unresolved. The judge said parts of the revised claim are still unclea... (more story)
Zillow, Compass headed for July injunction hearing in US antitrust suit
May 26, 2026
| Chris May
Zillow’s US antitrust lawsuit against Compass, Inc. and Midwest Real Estate Data is headed toward a preliminary injunction hearing in July, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday while acknowledging that a rul... (more story)