In a decision reached reached this week, the antitrust court found that Apple s UK arm was not responsible for deciding which apps may or may not be supplied through the App Store, so a case against the company could not continue. In my view, that is a significant factor in favour of the US as the appropriate forum, Justice Peter Roth said in his decision. It is clear from even a cursory reading of the judgment of 9 October 2020, and hardly surprising, that many of the same issues of substance which arise under UK competition law arise under US antitrust law.
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed Fortnite creator Epic Games s bid to take Apple to court in the UK over competition law.Fortnite was removed from Apple and Google s app stores worldwide after it broke rules about in-app .
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