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Phones4U Ltd (in administration) v EE Ltd

[2018] EWHC 49 (Comm)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court (Commercial Court)
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Parallel withdrawal by mobile operators from third-party distribution assessed as potential concerted practice under competition law; parallel behaviour treated as evidence of coordination.

Key Principle

concerted practice by mobile operators to withdraw from third-party distribution channel; parallel behaviour as evidence of coordination

Area of Law

competition

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