The European Commission is challenging the judgment handed down by the General Court of the European Union in May 2020 that annulled its decision to prevent Hutchison 3G UK from acquiring Telefónica UK in the mobile sector (Case T-399/16) (see EUROPE B12495A30).
According to the General Court, the European Commission disregarded the standard of proof applicable to the control of concentrations giving rise to non-coordinated effects on an oligopolistic market.
In her opinion on the...