Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)

Is it necessary for there to be some commercial benefit to be gained by a dominant undertaking from its conduct before that conduct can be condemned as abusive?

No, says Mrs Justice Rose in Arriva the Shires Ltd v London Luton Airport Operations Ltd [2014] EWHC 64 (Ch).

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21st Century Competition, 'Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)' (21st Century Competition, 10 February 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/02/abuse-of-dominance-no-commercial-gain-no-abuse-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/> accessed 15 April 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)." 21st Century Competition, 10 February 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/02/abuse-of-dominance-no-commercial-gain-no-abuse-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Abuse of dominance: no commercial gain, no abuse? (Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/02/abuse-of-dominance-no-commercial-gain-no-abuse-competition-bulletin-from-blackstone-chambers/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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