Heathrow Airport held to have abused its dominant position in rare standalone competition law action before the English High Court *

United Kingdom - June 13 2011
On 15 April, through the judgment of Mr Justice Mann in Purple Parking Limited and Meteor Parking Limited v Heathrow Airport Limited, the High Court found that Heathrow Airport Limited ("HAL") had abused its dominant market position, contrary to section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 (the "Act"), by denying the claimants, Purple and Meteor, access to the forecourts of Heathrow Airport's Terminals 1 and 3 to enable them to carry out valet parking activities.

Co-authors: Becket McGrath.

Government proposes radical changes to UK competition regime *

United Kingdom - March 21 2011
On 16 March 2011, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published the UK government's much-anticipated consultation paper on proposed reform of the UK competition regime.

Co-authors: Becket McGrath.

Recent Court of Appeal decision further cements "West Tankers" into English law *

European Union, United Kingdom - May 12 2010
In our August 2009 edition of the Commercial Litigation Review View, we analysed the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in West Tankers in which it was held that the courts of a Member State first seised must decide whether they have jurisdiction despite an arbitration agreement between the parties (and so the English courts cannot grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in that Member State).

Co-authors: Charlotte Bunn.