UK to reform competition litigation regime and introduce opt-out class actions *

United Kingdom - January 31 2013
On 29 January 2013 the UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) published the Government’s response (the Response) to its…

Co-authors: Anna Morfey , Mark Sansom.

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OFT adopts new policy on competition law fines *

United Kingdom - September 11 2012
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published its final guidance on calculating fines for competition law infringements.

Co-authors: Rod Carlton.

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English high court orders disclosure of leniency materials *

European Union, United Kingdom - April 5 2012
Materials created for and provided to the European Commission as part of a leniency application may have to be disclosed to damages claimants in the English courts.

Co-authors: Jennifer Reeves, Nicholas Frey, Belinda Hollway.

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The OFT’s proposed reforms of its penalty guidance and leniency guidance *

United Kingdom - February 3 2012
Proposed amendments to the basis on which the Office of Fair Trading calculates penalties are likely to result in significantly higher fines for businesses involved in competition law breaches.

Co-authors: Boris Bronfentrinker.

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Court reduces construction fines by around 90 per cent in first cover pricing case *

United Kingdom - March 15 2011
The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has reduced fines by around 90 per cent on six construction companies that had been imposed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for anti-competitive ‘cover pricing’ – a practice connected with competitive tendering.

Co-authors: Deirdre Trapp , Dan Burton, Nicholas Frey.

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