“An account of profits could not be awarded on a claim for a non-proprietary tort. Community law neither prevented nor required the recognition in domestic law of a restitutionary award as a remedy for breach of statutory duty.”
WLR Daily, 16th October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Ofcom, the communications regulator, has begun its first full-scale inquiry into the mobile phone industry in a move that could revolutionise charging for mobile calls.”
The Times, 29th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Competition Commission (CC) has extended the deadline for its investigation into a joint venture between the UK’s main broadcasters into next year. It has said that it will not be able to complete its inquiry by the initial date of 14 December.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th August 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A consortium of more than half of Britain’s racecourses did not breach competition laws by forming its own breakaway television channel, a judge ruled today.”
The Times, 8th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today threatened to report banks to the Competition Commission after finding that the current account market did not offer good value for customers.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Small shops are to be given some protection against competition from out-of-town supermarkets, Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, said. She added that this would help independent shops survive the credit crunch.”
The Independent, 11th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
AC-Treuhand AG v Commission of the European Communities (Case T-99/04); [2008] WLR (D) 229
“A consultancy firm which contributed actively and intentionally to a cartel between producers which were active on a market other than that on which the firm itself operated was liable for an infringement of article 81(1)EC, even though it was not a party to the agreement between the producers.”
WLR Daily, 8th July 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Tesco today launched a legal challenge against one of the key proposals of the Competition Commission’s two-year investigation into Britain’s £120 billion supermarket sector.”
The Times, 30th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading has today referred Kangaroo – the proposed video-on-demand joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 – to the Competition Commission.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“More than 100 law firms in the UK are expected to attempt a tie-up in the next year, according to a study by BDO Stoy Hayward.”
The Times, 17th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Banks that have sold payment protection insurance (PPI) could face a wave of compensation claims after the Competition Commission said that 14 million consumers had been overcharged by an estimated £1.4 billion, or an average of £100 a year.”
The Times, 6th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Uncertainty shrouds litigation costs, which is putting obstacles in the way of access to justice, a panel of experts warned at The Lawyer’s antitrust litigation conference last week (7 May).”
The Lawyer, 12th May 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Local authorities are looking into the possibility of launching legal action against building companies accused last month of cover-pricing and bid-rigging by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).”
The Times, 12th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“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
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