This webinar, organsied by ThoughtLeaders4 and BRG, examines cost allocation in excessive pricing claims, focusing on the legal and economic challenges that arise when assessing profitability under Limb 1 of the United Brands test. It explores how courts and experts approach common costs in practice, and what recent judgments tell us about acceptable methodologies and evidential risks.
Key topics:
- Common cost allocation in excessive pricing cases: applicable legal and economic frameworks, alternative allocation methodologies, and recurring practical challenges.
- Lessons from recent judgments, including Kent v Apple and Le Patourel v BT: which approaches the CAT accepted, the degree of methodological flexibility permitted, and key evidential pitfalls.
- Implications for digital platforms: assessing profitability across multiple sides of a platform and across hardware and software, including the treatment of cross‑subsidies.
Daisy Mackersie and Jack Williams will be speaking.
To register please click here: BRG’s Antitrust Exchange – Cost Allocation in Excessive Pricing Cases: Legal and Economic Issues, and Implications for Digital Platforms