Quote Originally Posted by Heisenberg View Post
Wouldn't the lawyers of these large supermarket chains have been all over this when they were told about what was going to be happening, if that was the case?

You were asked yesterday to provide evidence to back up these statements about 'competition law' but said you were not going to do that. Do you care to do so today? It's always nice to learn something new.
I would hope the lawyers in supermarkets would be on to this but Im sure they will adopt a softly softly approach. If you want to know a bit more about competition law suggest you have a look at the provisions in articles 81/82 of EU treaty and UK Competition Act. To me Mark Drakeford's attempts to restrict product sales in essential shops in order to be fair, level up, create a level playing field with those shops that have been instructed to close is a commercial decision enacted by a dominant entity that can impact on the competitiveness of essential shops in Wales.