The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds the Ofcom decision on abuse of dominance and discriminatory pricing strategy in the mail delivery service market (Royal Mail / Whistl)

Kourie, Lauren; Willis, Peter

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12 Nov 2019

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds the Ofcom decision on abuse of dominance and discriminatory pricing strategy in the mail delivery service market (Royal Mail / Whistl)

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UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, Royal Mail / Whistl, Case No. 1299/1/3/18, Judgement, 12 November 2019

On 12 November 2019, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("Tribunal") upheld Ofcom’s decision against Royal Mail Plc (Royal Mail), finding Royal Mail’s pricing strategy in relation to bulk mail delivery services to be discriminatory and an abuse of dominance. Royal Mail first announced the introduction of differential prices for bulk mail operators through contract change

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Lauren Kourie
Bird & Bird (London)

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Peter Willis
Bird & Bird (London)

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Lauren Kourie, Peter Willis, The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal upholds the Ofcom decision on abuse of dominance and discriminatory pricing strategy in the mail delivery service market (Royal Mail / Whistl), 12 November 2019, e-Competitions Burden of proof, Art. N° 93750

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