United Kingdom: Issued ruling upholding CMA's decision to launch a market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming
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Issued ruling upholding CMA's decision to launch a market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming
On 30 November 2023, the Court of Appeal issued a verdict supporting the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) choice to initiate an investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming. This decision reversed a prior ruling that had annulled the investigation. Consequently, it overruled the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (CAT) earlier decision in March 2023, which had favoured Apple in an appeal and temporarily stopped the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) investigation until the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment. However, the CMA's market investigation remains on hold, awaiting the resolution of any application seeking permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2022-06-10
in consultation
2022-07-22
processing consultation
2022-11-22
under deliberation
2023-03-31
under investigation
2023-05-03
in force
2023-05-17
under appeal
2023-06-09
under investigation
2023-11-30
in force
2024-11-22
in consultation
2024-12-13
processing consultation
2025-02-19
under investigation