Apples UK market-probe win offers timely reminder about procedural obligations
It\u2019s one thing to lose a high-profile antitrust lawsuit targeting a tech behemoth on the merits of the case; having a judge rule against you for missing deadlines is another. Yet a procedural stumble was enough to place the UK\u2019s Competition and Markets Authority on the receiving end of a court ruling that upended its probe of Apple\u2019s mobile browser and cloud-gaming services. The recent ruling of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in Apple\u2019s favor was a reminder that, whatever its motives, the regulator can\u2019t escape statutory obligations over procedure.