Phones 4U Limited (In Administration) v EE Limited & Ors
The Court found that none of the defendants engaged in anti-competitive collusion or concerted practices in breach of competition law; all decisions to withdraw from Phones 4U were taken independently and were commercially rational in the context of market developments, particularly the Dixons/CPW merger. The evidence did not support any unlawful exchange of confidential information or commitments between the MNOs. EE did not breach its contract with Phones 4U, as its decision not to renew was taken in accordance with its commercial interests and not in bad faith. Parent company liability and…
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- Concerted practices
- Anti-competitive agreements
- Breach of contract
- Implied duty of good faith
- Economic torts
- Parent company liability