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UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ‘erred’ in domestic search-warrant decision, High Court says

By Jon Menon ( April 22, 2024, 13:33 GMT | Insight) -- The Competition Appeal Tribunal “erred in law” when it refused to grant a UK antitrust regulator a warrant to search a home to probe the chemicals admixtures industry, the High Court said today in a decision that may have repercussions for future investigations. The High Court ruled that the CAT was incorrect to state that specific evidence of a “propensity” to destroy electronic or physical documents was always needed for a domestic search warrant. The CAT’s judgment shouldn’t be followed in future cases, it added.The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal “erred in law” when it refused to grant the Competition and Markets Authority a warrant to search a private residence to probe the chemicals admixtures industry, the High Court said today in a decision that may have repercussions for future investigations....

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