Microsoft's appeal against the UK Competition and Merger Authority's decision to reject its Activision Blizzard deal ha…
Microsoft's appeal against the UK Competition and Merger Authority's decision to reject its Activision Blizzard deal has been given a preliminary 24th July start date.of Activision Blizzard in April, highlighting concerns relating to the burgeoning cloud gaming sector and arguing the deal would risk"stifling competition in this growing market".
While the CAT acknowledged it was unlikely the appeal would require all ten days, it suggested six days - an increase on the four requested by Microsoft - might be a more appropriate timeframe for the hearing, encouraging both parties to consider longer rather than shorter oral submissions given the complexities of the case.
Before then, the CAT has scheduled a second case management conference for 12th June to discuss questions around factual and expert evidence, and if conversations during this meeting indicate the provisional hearing dates need to be adjourned, that remains a possibility.You're not signed in!Congratulations on your first follow!
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