“Consumer groups accused the competition authorities of failing to check the power of Britain’s supermarket chains yesterday after a two-year investigation of the grocery market.”
The Guardian, 1st May 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Britain’s supermarkets could be blocked from opening new stores in towns where they already have a large market share, the Competition Commission announced today.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading is set to target more company directors for criminal prosecution in a bid to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour, a senior figure at the competition watchdog said last night.”
The Times, 15th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“National Grid, the gas and power infrastructure company, has been fined a record £41.6 million by Ofgem, the energy market watchdog, for restricting competition in the market for domestic gas meters.”
The Times, 26th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“BSkyB will begin an appeal today against John Hutton and the Competition Commission’s ruling that it must sell more than half of its 17.9 per cent stake in its rival ITV.”
The Times, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Supermarkets are to face public shaming and huge fines if they use their size to force down prices paid to their suppliers, the Competition Commission will announce today.”
The Times, 15th February, 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Victims of Government data loss are being encouraged to buy packs claiming to help them claim compensation. Thousands have paid out, but privacy lawyers have warned that success is very unlikely.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th February 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) has been attacked for taking action that will undermine the diversity of the British legal profession.”
The Lawyer, 4th February 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Insurance policies designed to protect consumers against a loss of income are so profitable that the lenders who sell them can earn revenue of £1,200 on a policy that can cost only £20 to sell, a report by competition authorities revealed yesterday.”
The Times, 29th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Mobile phone network 3 has been refused permission to force its rivals to disclose emails and documents in a process that would have cost each of them £200,000. The High Court ruled that 3’s requests were not specific enough.”
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Energy regulator Ofgem has said that it has no concerns about anti-competitive behaviour in the UK, despite consumers bracing themselves for rising bills.”
BBC News, 14th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The communications regulator has identified ‘warning signs’ for future competition in the British pay-television market”.
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A small Norwegian web browser firm has complained to the European Commission that Microsoft’s behaviour is damaging competition in Europe.”
OUT-Law.com, 17th December 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“John Hutton, the Business and Enterprise Secretary, is expected to publish within the next week the Competition Commission’s conclusions from its inquiry into the legitimacy of BSkyB’s shareholding in ITV.”
The Times, 12th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s four biggest mobile phone operators used their own industry trade body as a forum for colluding to shut rival 3 out of the UK market, the High Court heard yesterday.”
The Times, 5th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina (Law Society) v Legal Services Commission
“The virtually unlimited unilateral power of amendment given to the Legal Services Commission in its new unified contract with solicitors wishing to undertake publicly funded civil work was incompatible with the requirement of transparency in the award of contracts by public authorities.”
The Times, 3rd December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“The unilateral power of amendment given to the Legal Services Commission in its new unified contract with solicitors wishing to undertake publicly funded civil work was incompatible with the requirement of transparency in the award of contracts by public authorities.”
WLR Daily, 30th November 2007
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Tesco has been ordered by the Competition Commission to appoint an independent third party to sell a former Co-op store in Slough after the supermarket giant failed to find a buyer and was accused of reducing competition in the area.”
The Times, 29th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The OFT has … published recommendations to Government to improve the effectiveness of redress for consumers and businesses that have suffered loss as a result of breaches of competition law. The recommendations follow an informal consultation on an OFT discussion paper published in April.”
Office of Fair Trading, 26th November 2007
Source: www.oft.gov.uk
Related link: Private Actions in Competition Law (pdf)
“As the Legal Services Bill reaches its final Parliamentary lap, Neil Rose looks at what concessions the government has made to ensure this groundbreaking legislation becomes law.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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