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Live Nation overcharged fans who bought concert tickets, expert tells US jury March 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Fans who bought tickets to certain concerts at major venues owned or controlled by Live Nation overpaid between $1.56 and $1.72 per ticket, a damages expert testified Tuesday at a high-profile US antitrust trial. 

Competitive restraints can stifle innovation, US DOJ official says March 24, 2026 | Chris May

US antitrust enforcers moved too slow to address anticompetitive conduct during the last major evolutionary phase of the internet and should remain mindful of exclusionary conduct that curbs incentives to inno... (more story)

US regulators ponder impact of antitrust law on AI — and vice versa March 24, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

Competition regulators are grappling with the role of artificial intelligence in relation to competitive intelligence — with particular attention to the grey area between lawful parallel conduct and illegal price-fixing.

Time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be given to UK’s CMA March 24, 2026 | Jon Menon

New time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be granted to the UK antitrust regulator following concerns that some companies could exploit the conflict in the Middle East to boost their profits. The Com... (more story)

US DOJ working to make antitrust guidance on collaborations clearer, Assefi says March 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

US Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi said the government wants to improve the guidance it gives businesses about corporate collaborations in hopes of making antitrust enforcement more predictab... (more story)

Nominate ECJ judges 'as soon as possible' to avoid delays, EU governments urged March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)

UK vets must give pet owners clearer choices, final market probe report says March 24, 2026 | Jon Menon

UK veterinary practices for household pets will see legally binding measures to improve transparency and cap fees charged to write prescriptions, as the country’s antitrust regulator concluded a market probe d... (more story)

Beijing regulators summon 12 platforms to curb destructive rivalry March 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Beijing regulators have summoned 12 major digital platforms, including Ctrip and Alibaba’s Taobao Flash Purchase, citing a range of practices in the accommodation and catering sectors that may harm merchants a... (more story)

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Access Advance defends SEP pool as Dolby sues Snap over video patents March 24, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A whitepaper made public on Monday posits that the Access Advance (AA) Video Distribution Pool's proposed royalty rates qualify as fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory. The same day, Dolby Laboratories — a p... (more story)

China's Five-Year Plan reveals fundamental economic tensions March 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

In China's latest five-year economic and social blueprint, Beijing has set ambitious targets that pull in opposite directions: tech supremacy versus social stability, export-led growth versus reduced trade fri... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa refocus on new shot at dialing down UK card-fees litigation risk March 20, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Mastercard and Visa’s successful bid for permission to challenge a UK ruling that their card fees violate competition rules offers them a route to try to push back down heightened risk from years of card-fee l... (more story)

AI stack sees EU plot intervention at almost all levels March 20, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

In a slew of new probes, the EU antitrust watchdog’s AI strategy is taking shape, targeting key pressure points in emerging ecosystems. The wide-ranging scrutiny of cloud power, data access and chatbot distrib... (more story)

After mid-trial Live Nation settlement, US DOJ takes credibility hit March 13, 2026 | Chris May

The US Department of Justice has come under fire for a mid-trial settlement with Live Nation that left state co-plaintiffs scrambling to salvage a monopolization case over ticketing and live events competition... (more story)

Sony’s PlayStation UK mass claim could increase risk for ‘walled garden’ peers March 13, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

The outcome of Sony’s UK mass litigation trial over PlayStation pricing poses high stakes for digital companies with similar “walled garden” characteristics. Aside from potentially creating precedent findings ... (more story)

Southern Glazer’s previews defense at hearing on US FTC’s Robinson-Patman case March 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits offered further insight Wednesday into how it plans to defend itself against the US Federal Trade Commission’s first Robinson-Patman Act lawsuit in decades, urging a US magis... (more story)

UK govt plans for CMA would remove checks against meddling, former enforcer says March 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

The UK government’s proposed changes to the competition regime would place too much power in the hands of the Competition and Markets Authority’s board and increase the risk or perception of political interfer... (more story)