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Changes to the UK competition regime how will they affect my deal?

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 14 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (the Act), enacted on 25 April 2013, will make changes to the process of assessing mergers

OFTCC reforms throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 21 2012

One year after opening a consultation on merging the two UK competition authorities, the British Government announced on 15 March 2012 its response

CAT rules on admissibility of evidence in telecommunications appeals

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 17 October 2011, the CAT ruled on Ofcom’s opposition to Vodafone’s introduction of new evidence to the CAT

OFT publishes report on conjectural variations and competition policy

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 20 October 2011, the OFT published a report by RBB Economics on the implications for competition policy of the literature on firms’ conjectures as to their rivals’ behaviour

Competition Commission receives three new deputy chairmen

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 2 November 2011, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced that Simon Polito, Martin Cave and Alasdair Smith had been appointed as deputy chairmen to the Competition Commission

OFT publishes proposed new penalty and leniency guidelines

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 26 October 2011, the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) opened up for consultation its new draft guidance on the assessment of penalties under the competition rules

CAT publishes notification of appeal by Tesco in dairy retail products case

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 17 October 2011, the CAT published notice of an appeal made by Tesco against the Commission’s decision to fine Tesco for its involvement in the dairy retail products cartel

High Court refuses to strike out damages actions in industrial copper tubes cartel

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 19 October 2011, the High Court rejected applications from Toshiba Carrier, KME, Wieland-Werke, Nemco Metals International, B Mason & Sons and Outokumpu to strike out an action for damages

OFT closes investigation into sports goods retail sector

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 24 October 2011, the OFT announced that it had closed its investigation into suspected price fixing in the sports goods retail industry

CAT awards Ofcom external legal costs in BT appeal

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 28 October 2011, the CAT ruled that there was no reason to depart from its normal starting point in awarding costs and therefore awarded the Office of Communications (“Ofcom”) its external legal costs in respect of an unsuccessful appeal by BT against an Ofcom determination

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