Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd

Subject Matter

COMPETITION — Abuse of dominant position — Unfair price — Case law establishing prices abusive if excessive and unfair — Correct methodology to determining whether prices excessive — Whether competition authority required to construct hypothetical benchmark price — Whether two tests for determining unfairness mutually exclusive — Nature and extent of competition authority’s duty to evaluate evidence adduced by undertaking — Competition Act 1998 (c 41), s 18 — FEU Treaty, art 102

[2020] EWCA Civ 339; [2020] Bus LR 803; [2020] 4 All ER 934; [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 891; [2020] 4 CMLR 18; [2020] WLR (D) 164, CA

Appellate History

Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd [2018] CAT 11; [2018] Comp AR 324, CAT

Decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal affirmed

Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 339; [2020] Bus LR 803; [2020] 4 All ER 934; [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 891; [2020] 4 CMLR 18; [2020] WLR (D) 164, CA

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