On 23 October 2025, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) delivered a landmark judgment in Dr Rachel Kent v Apple Inc. [2025] CAT 67, finding Apple liable for multiple abuses of dominance in relation to its App Store operations. The unanimous decision, spanning 396 pages, is a major development in cases concerning digital markets in […]
In the Name of Sovereignty?
Digital Sovereignty has become the new buzzword in today’s European policy circles. The idea itself isn’t new, but its relevance to the EU’s digital economy has reached a fresh peak. The German-French Summit on digital sovereignty on 18 November 2025 in Berlin underlines Europe’s ambition to strategically reduce reliance on non-EU actors across critical layers […]
Idealo Wins €465 Million Against Google – A Worthy End to a Private Enforcement Saga?
The judgment handed down today, 14 November 2025, by the Regional Court of Berlin (Landgericht Berlin II, Case No. 16 O 195/19 Kart(2)) marks a notable milestone in the long-running David-and-Goliath battle between the German price-comparison platform Idealo and Google. Although the awarded €465 million in damages and interest falls far short of Idealo’s initial […]
Operationalising Fairness – Making a Principle Work in the Digital Fairness Act
As algorithmic decision-making and platform power increasingly shape citizens’ daily lives, the EU’s Digital Fairness Act represents a critical opportunity to prioritize fairness alongside innovation. In this guest post for SCiDA, Behrang examines a fundamental challenge threatening the Act’s effectiveness: the absence of a clear, operational definition of “fairness” itself. by Behrang Kianzad, Senior Researcher, […]