The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has upheld a decision by the Competition Commission (CC) to reverse the merger between waste disposal companies Stericycle and Ecowaste Southwest.

The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has opened an in-depth investigation of the merger between packaging companies Akzo Nobel and Metlac following a referral by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has found that British Sky Broadcasting is no longer dominant in the market for pay-TV movies, reversing its decision of last year.

The UK's Court of Appeal has ruled the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can investigate Ryanair’s ownership of a minority stake in Aer Lingus and potentially force the airline to sell it.

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has closed an investigation of the street advertisement market after accepting voluntary assurances by outdoor advertising companies Clear Channel and JCDecaux.

Electrical equipment wholesaler Edmundson Electrical has offered divestitures to win the UK’s Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) approval for its takeover of rival Electric Center.

Debevoise & Plimpton has hired antitrust specialist Timothy McIver as counsel in the firm’s London office.

The line between “normal commercial push and shove” and cartel behaviour is sometimes hard to distinguish, says Edward Anderson, head of competition law at UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s – particularly for supplier sales teams that are given financial incentives to get price increases implemented and to alleviate buyers’ concerns.

Dundas & Wilson’s head of competition Peter Willis has joined Bird & Bird as a partner in the firm’s competition practice in London.

The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) has ordered construction companies Anglo American and Lafarge to offer divestments, including selling substantial assets to a single buyer, to approve their £1.8 billion joint venture.

Mark Jephcott has been promoted to partner in Herbert Smith’s competition practice. He is currently based in London, but will be relocating to the firm’s Beijing office later this year.

Simon Pritchard will join Linklaters as partner in the firm's competition practice in London, leaving Allen & Overy.

Tesco’s lawyers today presented the opening arguments of their appeal against a £10 million fine issued by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for conspiring to fix the price of cheese.

BAA has agreed to sell Edinburgh Airport to rival airport operator Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for £807 million, as ordered by the UK’s Competition Commission (CC) after a long-running investigation and several court challenges.