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Court deems electricity a "commodity" under the Robinson-Patman Act

McGuireWoods LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 25 2012

On June 4, a federal appeals court overturned a lower court decision dismissing the claims of electricity purchasers who alleged that an electricity provider had violated the Robinson-Patman Act which makes it unlawful for sellers "to discriminate in price between different purchasers of commodities of like grade and quality" by paying rebates to certain large customers in exchange for the withdrawal by the large customers of their objections to the provider's proposed rate-stabilization plan filed with the state utility commission

Competition law and the energy sector EU, UK, and beyond; looking ahead to 2013

King & Spalding LLP
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European Union, India, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
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February 1 2013

Since it is early in 2013 (according to the Gregorian calendar), this competition law update considers possible competition law developments in the

Gas prices fixes throw spotlight on remit legislation

Eversheds LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 16 2012

Following news that regulators are investigating claims of wholesale gas prices manipulation, what role does the new wholesale energy markets integrity and transparency regulation have to play in the UK energy market?

What is the evidential value of infringement decisions in follow-on damages actions?

White & Case LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 26 2011

The Enron litigation centres around the decision of the UK Office of Rail Regulation (the "ORR") from November 2006 (the "Decision") finding that EWS had abused its dominant position in the market for coal haulage by rail, having engaged in discriminatory pricing practices in breach of Article 82 EC

UK Competition Commission clears water merger unconditionally for first time

King & Spalding LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 1 2012

Owning and buying privatised network utilities in the UK raises regulatory issues, yet there continues to be interest in investing in them

The GB wholesale gas price investigation - what’s happening and what to do

Dentons
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 16 2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Ofgem are investigating allegations of suspicious trading which occurred on 28 September 2012 in gas contracts at the National Balancing Point (NBP

Energy supply: the tenant's right to choose

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 10 2011

Owners of private electricity and gas networks in commercial buildings and estates will soon be required to give energy suppliers access to their systems at the tenant's request

Acergy to dispose of pipelay vessel to address Subsea 7 merger competition concerns

CMS Cameron McKenna
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United Kingdom
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August 22 2011

The OFT announced on 17 August 2011 that it has accepted undertakings from Acergy to dispose of a pipelay vessel in order to address competition concerns arising from the completed acquisition of Subsea 7 Inc by Acergy S.A. (since renamed Subsea 7 S.A

Cross-border follow-on claims in antitrust litigation: English courts confirm possibility of forumshopping

Stibbe
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2012

On 16 May 2011 the Queen's Bench Division of the Commercial Court in London ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a claim lodged by Ryanair against the UK entity ExxonMobil Aviation International Ltd and two of its Italian Esso subsidiaries based inter alia on a statutory breach in relation to an antitrust infringement committed by Esso in Italy

Application of competition law to the energy sector: changes to UK concurrency regime

King & Spalding LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 1 2013

The UK government has tabled reforms to UK competition law which could allow the removal of the "concurrent" powers of sector regulators to apply

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Court deems electricity a "commodity" under the Robinson-Patman Act

Competition law and the energy sector EU, UK, and beyond; looking ahead to 2013

Gas prices fixes throw spotlight on remit legislation

What is the evidential value of infringement decisions in follow-on damages actions?

UK Competition Commission clears water merger unconditionally for first time

The GB wholesale gas price investigation - what’s happening and what to do

Energy supply: the tenant's right to choose

Acergy to dispose of pipelay vessel to address Subsea 7 merger competition concerns

Cross-border follow-on claims in antitrust litigation: English courts confirm possibility of forumshopping

Application of competition law to the energy sector: changes to UK concurrency regime

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