Mastercard, Visa face UK lawsuits from Herbalife's Czech operations
June 16, 2026
| Simon Zekaria
Mastercard and Visa face lawsuits from nutrition products retailer Herbalife's Czech operations filed at the High Court in London. The two payment card giants have been subject to a raft of competition lawsuit... (more story)
Strong competition enforcement needed for energy transition, EU's Gauer says
June 16, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Active competition enforcers are crucial to ensuring the benefits of the clean energy transition flow to the right parts of society and the economy, according to the new head of the European Commission’s energ... (more story)
EU gives up fight over SAS, Air Canada interest payments
June 16, 2026
| Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari
The European Commission will not appeal a court ruling awarding millions of euros to SAS and Air Canada for unpaid interest on annulled cartel fines, MLex has learned. EU judges found that the regulator had br... (more story)
China's Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance form alliance to end platform wars
June 16, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Alibaba, Tencent and nine other Chinese tech giants have signed a government-backed pact in Guangzhou to curb aggressive competition practices. The compliance alliance, formed three days before China's June 18... (more story)
ACCC to use mix of tools on digital platforms until regulation arrives, official says
June 16, 2026
| Saloni Sinha and Sean Maguire
Australia's competition regulator will continue to rely on its existing enforcement toolkit to address competition and other similar concerns in digital-platform markets until a dedicated ex ante regime is int... (more story)
Alps Alpine gets corrective recommendation for violating Japan's Subcontract Act
June 16, 2026
| Genta Nakanishi
Alps Alpine received a corrective recommendation on Tuesday for violating Japan's Subcontract Act by imposing unfairly low purchase prices on three subcontractors supplying automotive electronic components, de... (more story)
Japan's Meiji, Morinaga, four other ice cream makers raided in cartel probe
June 16, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
Japanese ice cream makers including Meiji and Morinaga & Co. were raided on Tuesday as Japan's antitrust watchdog opened an investigation into a suspected cartel involving retail ice cream and frozen desserts.... (more story)
UFC matchmakers to testify at next spoliation hearing in US fighter antitrust case
June 16, 2026
| Alex Wilts
Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmakers Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby, along with the court’s independent forensic expert, are set to testify at an evidentiary hearing in late June and early July over allege... (more story)