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United Kingdom abuse of dominance

Achilles Information Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

[2019] EWCA Civ 2198
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtEngland and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Network Rail's refusal to grant access to its infrastructure to share supplier audit data constituted potential abuse of dominance by leveraging natural monopoly power into an adjacent market.

Key Principle

Chapter II abuse of dominance; leveraging market power from natural monopoly to adjacent market; refusal to deal

Area of Law

competition

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