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The “endeavours” debate continues

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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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

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

Squire Sanders Hammonds
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United Kingdom
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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

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

Ban on wearing cross is not discriminatory

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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February 26 2010

In a case which has received a great deal of press attention, the Court of Appeal has upheld previous Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions that British Airways' requirement that an employee remove or conceal a cross she wore on a necklace was not indirect religious discrimination

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

CAT publishes summary of BAA's appeal against Competition Commission's final market investigation report

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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June 3 2009

On 22 May 2009, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) published a summary of the application, under section 179 of the Enterprise Act 2002, by BAA to challenge the legality of certain findings of the Competition Commission in its final report on the BAA airports market investigation

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

British Airways seeks to avoid potential group litigation

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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April 7 2009

British Airways has attended a High Court hearing with the aim of preventing around 180 new claimants from joining an existing action brought against the airline in relation to its involvement in an alleged air cargo cartel

Freight cargo customers seek remedies from the UK High Court

Squire Sanders
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United Kingdom
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October 30 2008

A US-based law firm has initiated a representative action before the UK High Court against British Airways on behalf of indirect and direct purchasers of air cargo services that suffered losses as a result of the airline’s role in a price-fixing cartel