TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)

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The Court of Appeal, in TalkTalk v Ofcom [2013] EWCA Civ 1318, recently gave an important reminder to all competition practitioners that market definitions are a tool rather than an end: what matters is substance not form.

The facts of the case were relatively simple. Ofcom conducted …read more

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21st Century Competition, 'TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)' (21st Century Competition, 9 December 2013) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/12/talktalk-v-ofcom-the-court-of-appeal-stresses-that-market-definition-is-a-tool-not-an-end-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/> accessed 30 March 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)." 21st Century Competition, 9 December 2013. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/12/talktalk-v-ofcom-the-court-of-appeal-stresses-that-market-definition-is-a-tool-not-an-end-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2013, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{TalkTalk v Ofcom – the Court of Appeal stresses that market definition is a tool not an end (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)}}, year = {2013}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/12/talktalk-v-ofcom-the-court-of-appeal-stresses-that-market-definition-is-a-tool-not-an-end-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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