Overview

• London's Court of Appeal has ruled that the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can investigate Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services, overturning a previous decision in Apple's favor.
• The CMA had initially opened an investigation last year into the dominance of Apple and Google in mobile browsers.
• Apple argued that the CMA had no power to launch the investigation because it did so too late, a claim that was initially upheld by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT).
• Judge Nicholas Green stated that the CAT had 'lost sight' of the CMA's role to 'promote competition and protect consumers'.
• Apple has the right to seek permission to appeal the decision, and the CMA's investigation is on hold pending any application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.