‘The first opt-out collective action seeking damages for breaches of competition law has been lodged with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), following changes to the law in October 2015.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Procurement professionals in all sectors need to be aware of the risk of bid-rigging of contracts they tender, a procurement law expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has refused an application by six English mattress makers to use its new fast-track procedure (FTP) to claim damages for anti-competitive behaviour, given the complexity of the underlying issues.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘One of the advantages of the Competition Appeal Tribunal is said to be the fact that its three-member panel typically includes an economist. But is that really such a big advantage over the High Court?’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 9th June 2016
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Shoppers cannot legally be denied the right to buy goods online, the Government has ruled, as its consumer arm declared a major golfing retailers’ ban on shops selling its products online as unlawful.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The UK’s competition watchdog could be given new powers to fine businesses that breach the formal commitments or undertakings they give to bring a competition investigation to a close under plans put forward by the government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Carol Davis comments on the BIS plans to call for evidence on potentially stifling employment rules and considers a world without non-compete clauses.’
Littleton Chambers, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘Cloud storage providers are treating customers unfairly and risk users losing access to their photos and other personal possessions, the competition regulator said. An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority found providers offered contract terms and practices that could breach consumer law.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in London will help public bodies invest public funds into business ventures without breaching state aid rules.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘UK banks have been told by the City regulator they should not use anti-money laundering rules as an excuse to close accounts for charities, politicians and other clients just because they perceive them as risky.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The competition watchdog has objected to government plans to privatise the Land Registry, warning that allowing a private firm to take possession of property ownership information could cause problems for other businesses.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Competition authorities in the UK are to be given new powers to combat anti-competitive behaviour, according to plans set out in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A Muppet-themed ad by mobile phone provider Three has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after rival EE complained over its claim to be the “undisputed” most reliable network.’
The Independent, 11th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In two recent decisions, the County Court at Liverpool has held that infants carried in the arms of another passenger were not themselves fare-paying passengers, but had in fact travelled for free. As a consequence, the infants were not eligible for the fixed compensation available to fare-paying passengers under the Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 (“the Regulation”).’
4 KBW, 22nd April 2016
Source: www.4kbw.net
‘A third claim alleging anti-competitive behaviour using a new ‘fast track’ procedure has been filed with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), showing a “pattern” of such cases beginning to emerge, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th April 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘On 5 February 2015, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report entitled ‘The UK Competition Regime’. The report assesses the performance of the UK competition regulators, focusing on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). It concludes that the CMA has inherited certain strengths, including a positive legacy of merger and market investigation work. However, it has also inherited problems in competition enforcement, which derive, according to the NAO, from a difficult legal environment, very low business awareness of the organisation and competition law more broadly, and reputational damage caused by a series of high profile losses in court.’
OUP Blog, 19th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK is to review the way it conducts market investigations, it has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th March 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The CMA is investigating grocer Netto’s completed acquisition of three stores from Co-Operative Group. The announcement of a fresh UK merger control investigation comes in the wake of the CMA’s July 2015 clearance of the transaction and after learning that it should have been notified to the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation.’
Zenith Chambers, 5th February 2016
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘A property developer has brought proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) alleging that a 1997 land agreement with Tesco is in breach of competition law.’
Zenith Chambers, 23rd February 2016
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘On 11 December 2015, Cranston J gave Judgment in Speed Medical Examination Services Limited v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWHC 3585 (Admin). Cranston J held that the Defendant’s reforms in respect of the system for obtaining medical reports in whiplash cases was not open to challenge on grounds of irrationality or its purported anticompetitive effects.’
Henderson Chambers, 3rd February 2016
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
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