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OFT announces merger investigation into Ryanair's minority shareholding in Aer Lingus

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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October 31 2010

The OFT has announced it is conducting a merger investigation into the acquisition by Ryanair Holdings plc (Ryanair) of a 29.82 per cent minority shareholding in Aer Lingus Group plc (Aer Lingus) in 2006

OFT decides no grounds to take action against alleged predatory behaviour by Flybe

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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November 30 2010

The OFT has concluded that it has insufficient evidence to pursue Flybe for predatatory behaviour under Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998 andor Article 102 of the TFEU

Class action claim struck out by High Court

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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April 14 2009

Sir Andrew Morritt, the Chancellor of the High Court, held on 8 April that the competition damages claim led by Emerald Supplies Ltd and Southern Glass House Produce Ltd (the Claimants) against British Airways (BA) could not proceed as a representative action

Competition Appeal Tribunal hands down its judgment into BAA airports investigation

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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December 31 2009

On 19 March 2009, the CC published the final report ("the Report") in its market investigation into BAA airports

Acquisition of joint control over Bristol Airport by OTTP and Macquarie Group approved by Commission

Squire Sanders
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European Union, United Kingdom
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December 31 2009

The Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of joint control of Bristol International Airport Limited by OTTP and the Macquarie Group under the EU Merger Regulation

Statement of objections issued against Cathay Pacific Airways and Virgin Atlantic

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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April 30 2010

On 22 April 2010, the OFT issued a statement of objections alleging that Cathay Pacific Airways ("Cathay") and Virgin Atlantic infringed competition law in relation to passenger services on the London to Hong Kong route

Court of Appeal overturns CAT ruling on apparent bias in BAA market investigation

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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October 31 2010

On 13 October the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by the Competition Commission and restored the Competition Commission's report in the BAA market investigation (which included a requirement to divest 3 airports (Gatwick, Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow

OFT abandons criminal proceedings against current and former BA executives

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 31 2010

The OFT has abandoned its criminal prosecution of 3 former and 1 current BA executive under section 188 Enterprise Act 2002 (the cartel offence) for their part in a fuel surcharge cartel

BAA to appeal airport divestment decision to Competition Appeal Tribunal

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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May 26 2009

BAA Limited has announced that it is to apply to the Competition Appeal Tribunal to review the Competition Commission’s final report on the investigation into the airports market

The English High Court dismisses easyJet's judicial review action against the Civil Aviation Authority's Gatwick price control decision

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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July 1 2009

The High Court has dismissed easyJet’s claim that the Civil Aviation Authority’s (the CAA) decision of March 2008 on the price controls at Gatwick Airport was legally flawed