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Private enforcement marred by lack of EU binding consensus

Wednesday, 05 October 2011

GCR's conference took place in London yesterday
Disparity over the binding effects of national competition authority decisions continues to present obstacles for private damages claimants in Europe, according to a leading competition lawyer. Faaez Samadi in London

Edwards Wildman forges new antitrust group

Wednesday, 05 October 2011

Edwards Wildman has strong presence in Chicago
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP has merged with Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP, gaining an antitrust presence in Chicago and Los Angeles.

DG Comp private damages guidelines under review

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

Christian Vollrath
The European Commission gave an update on its proposed guidelines for quantifying antitrust damages at GCR’s Competition and Litigation conference today. Matthew Pountney in London

Premier League loses pub broadcast case

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

Premier League loses exclusivity deals
An exclusivity deal between the Football Association Premier League and BSkyB that prevents UK viewers from watching foreign broadcasts of English Premier League matches violates EU competition law, according to a judgment by the European Court of Justice today.

OFT looking for certainty in asset sales

Tuesday, 04 October 2011

OFT more likely to ask for up front buyers in asset sales
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says it is increasingly looking for upfront buyers in asset sales that are ordered as an alternative to in-depth merger investigations, due to economic developments in the past five years.

EU pushes for more competition on Channel tunnel line

Friday, 30 September 2011

Mid-point for Channel Tunnel
The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against France and the United Kingdom for not implementing EU directives to open the Channel tunnel rail link to competition.

An interview with Geoff Steadman

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

UK Office of Fair Trading
Geoff Steadman is assistant director of markets and projects at the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT). He speaks to GCR about his work, including the Reckitt Benckiser case – a landmark ruling in the pharmaceutical sector in which he was lead investigator.

OFT water and sewerage study published

Thursday, 22 September 2011

OFT issues ideas to reduce inefficiencies in water and sewer sectors
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued recommendations on how to boost competition in the organic waste treatment market.

Fingleton says OFT is undeterred in chasing criminal cartels

Monday, 19 September 2011

Fingleton defended the OFT's criminal cartel programme
John Fingleton, chief executive of the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) insists the authority will continue pursuing criminal cartel cases regardless of whether they result in successful trials. Faaez Samadi in Florence.

BAA brings fresh legal challenge to airport sell-off

Friday, 16 September 2011

Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stansted divestments frozen for now
Airport operator BAA is again challenging the UK Competition Commission’s decision that it must sell London Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports.

UK banking sector faces overhaul

Monday, 12 September 2011

Crisis and reform: the City of London from Canary Wharf
The UK’s Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) has today released its recommendations on how the country’s banking sector should be made more competitive.

OFT restarts Ryanair/Aer Lingus examination

Monday, 05 September 2011

Ryanair has a 29 per cent stake in Aer Lingus
After winning its case at the UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has reopened its investigation of Ryanair’s purchase of a minority shareholding in rival Aer Lingus. 

Cement deal referred to UK commission

Monday, 05 September 2011

Lafarge tipper
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Anglo American’s joint venture with French cement maker Lafarge to the country’s Competition Commission.

EU directive may damage competition among insurers

Thursday, 01 September 2011

Insurance companies will need to focus on their balance sheets under Solvency II
A survey of the UK financial services market has found that a new EU directive could harm competition in the insurance market.

Waste merger goes before UK commission

Friday, 26 August 2011

Providers of medical waste removal under scrutiny
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred medical waste service provider Stericycle’s acquisition of waste managers Ecowaste Southwest to the country’s Competition Commission.

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