Activision Blizzard Hires Lord Pannick KC in Fight for $69 Billion Microsoft Deal Video game industry giant Activision Blizzard has retained famed UK barrister Lord Pannick KC to represent its appeal against the CMA. “This is not the first time the CMA has effectively halted a major tech acquisition but the appeal process can be a long fight and by the time it is finally resolved the outcome may be the same even if errors are found,” commented Professor Suzanne Rab, competition law barrister at Serle Court chambers. “These cases serve as a reminder to dealmakers of the CMA’s ability to impose very significant worldwide outcomes, including in foreign-to-foreign mergers.” transition,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in an interview. Despite the influx in migrants, however, the disruption seen on 12 May was smaller than some officials anticipated. Blas Nuñez, the Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy, said to CNN that there had been no “substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight” of migrants as the rule expired. Lord Pannick is widely regarded as one of the UK’s foremost barristers, with a history of representing high-profile clients in legal disputes. Recently he represented former prime minister Boris Johnson during the “Partygate” investigation, and in 2003 he acted for Queen Elizabeth, winning an injunction against the Daily Mirror after a journalist posed as a Buckingham Palace footman. The move follows the blocking of a historic $69 billion merger The Department of Homeland Security estimated that 23,000 migrants were in Border Patrol custody 24 hours after the expiration of the rule, with Texas cities including Laredo, El Paso and Brownsville already having declared a state of emergency ahead of time as they prepared for an increase in migrant activity. Title 42 was initially imposed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) during the between Activision Blizzard and Microsoft by the CMA, the UK’s competition watchdog. Activision Blizzared CEO Bobby Kotick vowed to fight to continue the deal, which if successfully closed would constitute the highest-value deal in the video game industry to date. The company’s hiring of Pannick provides a clear indication of its seriousness in appealing the watchdog’s decision. COVID-19 pandemic as a measure to slow the spread of coronavirus, with 2.8 million migrants being turned away under the rule. Now, under Title 8, asylum seekers who enter the US illegally will be detained, deported, issued a five-year ban on re-entry and may face criminal charges. The changeover period has left many of the gathered asylum seekers in legal limbo. “We knew this was going to be a difficult MONTHLY ROUND-UP 7 Tens of thousands of asylum seekers gathered at the US-Mexico border following the expiration of Title 42 and an ensuing immigration rules transition. Uncertainty at US Borders as Title 42 Expires
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