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Apple has been ordered to bring its geo-blocking practices in line with EU consumer law. The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission have notified Apple of several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices that the CPC Network ha

Gráinne Duggan SC revisits the Apple tax case, examining the application of section 25 of the Tax Consolidation Act 1997. In September, the CJEU confirmed that Ireland provided unlawful state aid to Apple by granting the company favourable tax treatment contrary to EU law, marking the end of

Apple must pay nearly €14 billion in tax arrears and interest to Ireland after losing a long-running EU court battle with the European Commission. Both Apple and Ireland had contested the European Commission's 2016 decision that Apple had been granted unlawful aid which Ireland is required to r

Apple is now legally required to provide rival mobile wallet providers with access to the contactless payment function on iPhones. The European Commission has made commitments offered by Apple legally binding under EU antitrust rules.

The European Commission has accused Apple of breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the rules it imposes on app developers in relation to steering and third-party app stores. Under the DMA, developers distributing their apps via Apple's App Store should be able, free of charge, to inform their

A landmark lawsuit that accuses tech giant Apple of monopolising the smartphone market has been filed in the US. The Justice Department argues that the company abused its control of the App Store to "lock in" customers and developers.

Apple has incurred a fine of €1.8bn (£1.5bn) after an EU investigation found it limited competition from other music streaming services such as Spotify. The fine is almost four times higher than was expected, as the European Commission aims to show it will take stringent action against te

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) should overturn a 2020 ruling that Apple does not owe €14 billion in back taxes in Ireland, an advocate-general has told the court. The European Commission and the Irish government have long been at odds as to whether Apple benefited from an unl

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has begun hearing an appeal of a ruling that Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes. The European Commission concluded in 2016 that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting und

The European Commission has decided to appeal a court ruling that US tech giant Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes. The Commission concluded in 2016 that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting undue tax benefits to Apple

The European Commission is "leaning toward" appealing the ruling that US tech giant Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes, according to reports. According to Politico Europe, citing two senior EU sources, competition commissioner

US tech giant Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes, the General Court of the European Union (EGC) has ruled. The European Commission concluded in 2016 that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting undue tax benefits to Apple

The European Commission has opened two formal competition investigations into Apple in relation to its App Store and Apple Pay. The App Store investigation will examine restrictions imposed by Apple in its agreements with companies that wish to distribute apps to users of Apple devices.