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​Ping condemns 'context-free' CMA fine for block on online golf club sales (update*)

By Simon Zekaria ( December 5, 2017, 10:45 GMT | Insight) -- Golfing equipment maker Ping Europe told a UK court today that regulators failed to provide any context to defend fining the company for blocking UK retailers from selling its clubs online. Ping also criticized the Competition and Markets Authority for its "extraordinary" handling of a two-year probe — including a claim that it was censoring information — ahead of a multi-day appeal trial likely to be held next May at a specilaized antitrust court in London.Golfing equipment maker Ping Europe told a UK court today that regulators failed to provide any context to defend fining the company for blocking UK retailers from selling its clubs online. ...

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