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UK Civil Aviation Bill aims to streamline regulatory process

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • August 13 2012

The Civil Aviation Bill (Bill) was introduced to the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the start of this year and sets out plans to reform the framework for the economic regulation of airports

OFT refers in-flight catering suppliers joint venture to Competition Commission

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 3 2011

The anticipated joint venture between Alpha Group Limited (Alpha) and LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG (LSG) has been referred by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Competition Commission (CC

OFT seeks views on purchase of minority stake in Aer Lingus by Ryanair

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 7 2011

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has invited third parties to submit written representations in relation to the OFT’s merger investigation under the Enterprise Act 2002 into the completed acquisition by Ryanair Holdings Plc of a minority interest in Aer Lingus Group

BAA seeks judicial review of the Competition Commission's decision requiring it to sell airports

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 7 2011

BAA has sought judicial review from the CAT after the Competition Commission ruled that the company had to sell Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports

The “endeavours” debate continues

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 8 2011

When parties impose obligations on each other they often try to qualify these obligations by agreeing to only use some form of “endeavours” to achieve it

BAA airports sell-off order confirmed

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 4 2011

The CC has confirmed its provisional view (published in March 2011) that BAA will be required to sell Stansted followed by either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports

High Court finds that Heathrow Airport limited has abused a dominant position

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 5 2011

The High Court has handed down a judgment finding that Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) (a subsidiary of BAA), has abused a dominant position by excluding competitors from the forecourts at Heathrow Airport Terminals 1, 3 and 5

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

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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

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

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • 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