- 30.04.08
The Competition Commission's (CC) final report on competition in the grocery market has been published today, following a three-year investigation. The verdict is largely a clean bill of health for the supermarket chains.
- 07.04.08
On 3 April 2008, the European Commission (EC) published its White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules.
- 12.03.08
The House of Lords has today confirmed that Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, will not be extradited to the US on the charge of price-fixing.
- 18.02.08
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has come under unprecedented criticism following its high-profile investigation into alleged price-fixing in the dairy industry. - 15.02.08
The Competition Commission (CC) has just issued a press release in relation to its long-awaited provisional remedies decision. According to Wragge & Co antitrust partner Bernardine Adkins, this matter isn't as straightforward as many commentators believe. - 10.01.08
Apple has announced that within six months it will cut the prices it charges for music from its UK iTunes store to match those charged in other European countries. - 20.12.07
This week the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) charged three executives in the marine hose sector with cartel offences under the Enterprise Act 2002. - 14.12.07
The Office of Fair Trading published its long-awaited market study on medicines distribution this week. - 07.12.07
Retailers and dairies paying fines totalling £116 million following an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading has put competition law at the top of the news agenda. - 12.11.07
In AkzoNobel Chemicals and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities, the Court of First Instance confirmed that in-house lawyer privilege will not be recognised in European Commission competition proceedings. - 22.10.07
The vexed issue of the law relating to legal privilege concerning European Commission competition investigations has been clarified by the Court of First Instance. - 21.09.07
On 17 September 2007 the Court of First Instance (CFI) gave its judgment in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v EC of the European Communities. - 27.06.07
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced on the 22 June that it is to launch a 'groundbreaking' study into the UK housebuilding market. This has caused considerable speculation over the possible outcome for the UK's housebuilders. - 27.04.07
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) announced on 26 April its decision to refer the leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger services to the Competition Commission (CC). - 22.03.07
On 20 March 2007, Ofcom, the UK's independent regulator and competition authority for the communications industries, announced its decision to launch an investigation into the pay TV market. - 09.02.07
On 7 February 2007, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it has referred the UK payment protection insurance (PPI) market to the Competition Commission for further investigation. - 06.02.07
On 31 January 2007, the European Commission published its final report on the inquiry into the retail banking sector. The European retail banking sector is estimated to have generated gross income equivalent to about two per cent of total EU GDP in 2004. - 26.01.07
On 23 January 2007, HM Treasury published a paper on Transforming Government Procurement, announcing a package of public procurement reforms designed to "equip the UK with the capability to deliver world class public services". - 17.11.05
As has been well publicised in the national press, some 50 of the country's leading independent schools have got themselves into hot water with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over an inappropriate exchange of confidential information. - 04.10.04
In the last three to four years it is estimated that most new car prices have fallen by up to 10%.
