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Acquisition of Rohm and Haas' powder coating business by AkzoNobel approved by the Commission

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • April 30 2010

On 21 April 2010, the European Commission ("the Commission") cleared the proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas' powder coating business by AkzoNobel

Spanish competition authority opens inspection into possible anti-competitive practices in the contracting, supply and execution of works for public andor private sector clients

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Spain
  • -
  • October 31 2009

On 15 October 2009 inspectors from the Spanish National Competition Commission (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia or "CNC") carried out inspections at the head offices of companies involved in the public and private works for contracting, supply and execution

Ofgem announces network company merger policy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2010

On 25 May 2010 Ofgem published its policy on mergers between energy network companies

OECD publishes paper on competition, concentration and stability in the banking sector

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • October 19 2010

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a paper outlining its findings following a round-table discussion involving delegates from global competition authorities, held this month in relation to competition, concentration and stability in the banking sector

OracleM-Tech trademark dispute advances in UK court and may raise parallel trade and competition questions

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 19 2010

The Court of Appeal has allowed a trademark dispute between Oracle (formerly Sun Microsystems) and an independent trader, M-Tech Data Limited, to proceed to full trial

Judgment on remedy and costs in Albion Water Limited v Water Services Regulation Authority (Dwr CymruShotton Paper)

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 14 2009

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has handed down its judgment on the issues raised by the applications of Albion and Dwr Cymru, both dated 24 November 2008, for final relief in the cases of Albion Water Limited v Water Services Regulation Authority (Interim Relief) and Albion Water Limited & Albion Water Group Limited v Water Services Regulation Authority (Dwr CymruShotton Paper

Cartel Damage Claims files action against members of the hydrogen peroxide cartel

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • April 27 2009

Cartel Damage Claims (CDC) has lodged a claim against six members of the European-wide hydrogen peroxide cartel including Akzo Nobel, Solvay and Evonik Degussa, seeking to recoup over 600 million

German game distributor signals intention to appeal CFI cartel decision

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • August 17 2009

A German video-game distributor (Activision Blizzard Germany, formerly known as CD-Contact) has brought a challenge against a judgment of the Court of First Instance (the "CFI") to uphold a ruling by the Commission that imposed a fine against the company for colluding with Nintendo to restrict parallel trade in video games

"Italian torpedo” claims get a boost in the Italian courts

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • May 19 2009

The Court of Milan has rejected Eni’s request for a ‘negative ascertainment', which was aimed to have the court declare there was no cartel (which had been found following a Commission investigation in 2006 and involved a fine of 519 million for participants in a price-fixing ring for synthetic rubber) and that, accordingly, no damages were suffered by the tyre manufacturers

Anticipated acquisition by Cranswick Country Foods plc of the pork processing business of Bowes of Norfolk

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 1 2009

The Office of Fair Trading (the OFT) has not referred to the Competition Commission the anticipated acquisition by Cranswick Country Foods plc of the pork processing business of Bowes of Norfolk