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Sainsbury's, Asda can have extra time to defend merger, court rules (update*)

By Victoria Ibitoye ( December 14, 2018, 19:08 GMT | Insight) -- J Sainsbury and Asda have won an unprecedented challenge against the UK competition regulator’s timetable to review their planned merger. The supermarket chains claimed they didn’t get sufficient time to respond in full to the Competition and Markets Authority’s working papers. Today’s ruling will give the parties extra breathing room to argue their case, ahead of the regulator’s final decision in March.J Sainsbury and Asda have won an unprecedented challenge against the UK competition regulator’s timetable to review their planned merger....

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