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OFT for the first time uses its 'fast track' merger referral procedure
- Jones Day
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- United Kingdom
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- March 8 2011
On 2 March 2011, the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) made a 'fast-track' reference to the Competition Commission (CC) of the travel agency joint venture proposed by Thomas Cook, Co-operative Group, and Midlands Co-operative Society
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has no discretion to extend limitations period for follow-on actions against alleged cartelists
- Jones Day
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- USA
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- November 16 2010
On 12 November 2010, the Court of Appeal for England and Wales ruled that the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) does not have discretion to extend the time period within which follow-on actions for damages may be commenced
OFT decision in ZipcarStreetcar highlights complexities of UK’s "voluntary" merger review regime
- Jones Day
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- USA
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- August 16 2010
On 10 August 2010, the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred Zipcar's already-completed acquisition of Streetcar to the UK Competition Commission (CC) for an in-depth investigation
Imprisonment of executive in Ireland for non-payment of antitrust fine highlights the growing risk of jail time for price fixing
- Jones Day
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- Ireland, USA
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- December 4 2009
On 30 November, Ireland’s Central Criminal Court imposed its first custodial sentence on an individual for involvement in a cartel
European Commission must reconsider legality of Spanish pharmaceutical dual pricing arrangements after ECJ ruling
- Jones Day
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- European Union, Spain
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- October 12 2009
On 6 October 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its judgment in the long-running wrangle regarding the legality of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) dual pricing arrangements with Spanish pharmaceutical wholesalers
Restoration of competition in the banking sector becomes an EU priority
- Jones Day
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- European Union
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- August 10 2009
The global financial crisis has seen competition authorities come under pressure to relax their interpretation of competition laws in order to help companies weather the current financial storm
UK Office of Fair Trading finalises new 'jurisdictional and procedural guidance' for mergers
- Jones Day
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- United Kingdom
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- July 13 2009
On 30 June 2009, the UK antitrust authority, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), published its 'Jurisdictional and procedural guidance' for mergers (Guidance
UK decision in BASF vitamins cartel litigation clarifies time limits for follow-on damages claims
- Jones Day
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- United Kingdom
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- June 10 2009
On 22 May 2009, the UK Court of Appeal declared that the two-year time limit for filing follow-on damages claims brought before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal will only be suspended in the event of an appeal against a government infringement decision against the defendant, but will not be suspended pending the outcome of an appeal of the amount of fine imposed
UK Competition Commission orders BAA to sell three airports
- Jones Day
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- United Kingdom
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- March 23 2009
On 19 March 2009, following a two-year inquiry, the Competition Commission announced that BAA must sell three of its seven UK airports within two years in order to open the UK airports sector up to competition
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- Firm Name - Jones Day
- Author - Tom Bainbridge
- Workarea - Competition