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Competition Appeals Tribunal allows truck manufacturers to put forward mitigation defences in claim brought by 138 local authorities over cartel
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Competition Appeals Tribunal hands down ruling on confidentiality ring in dispute over loans made by combined authority
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Competition watchdog closes investigation into education software provider following “development in the market”
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