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(HC 128), concluding that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc and other vertically integrated companies are harming competition in the UK live music sector, and recommending that the CMA launch a full market investigation by the end of 2026.</description><guid>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaac2a9584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid></item><item><title>Defamation damages appeal dismissed where harm caused by publication abroad not pleaded or proved (Court of Appeal)</title><link>https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9370ad1a544411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9370ad1a544411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&amp;contextData=%28sc.Default%29</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDT</pubDate><description>In 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