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Minority shareholdings and merger control: the Office of Fair Trading refers Ryanair’s minority stake in Aer Lingus to Competition Commission

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 21 2012

On 15 June 2012, the OFT announced its decision to refer the 2006 completed acquisition by Ryanair of a minority stake of 29.8 in Aer Lingus to the Competition Commission

OFT fines British airlines in airline fuel surcharges price-fixing case

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 24 2012

On 19 April 2012, the OFT announced its decision in its Competition Act 1998 investigation into collusion by BA and Virgin over the pricing of passenger fuel surcharges

Supreme Court refuses BAA permission to appeal

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 25 2011

On 18 February 2011, the CC welcomed a decision of the Supreme Court to refuse BAA permission to appeal against a judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the CC's BAA airports market investigation report

CAA consults on preliminary assessment of Gatwick Airport complaint

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 11 2011

On 23 September 2011, the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) launched a consultation on its preliminary assessment of Gatwick Airport’s new charging structure

OFT publishes response to super-complaint on payment surcharges

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 29 2011

On 28 June the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) published its response to a supercomplaint from Which? in relation to payment surcharges, as applied, in particular, in the passenger transport sector

OFT asks for written representations on RyanairAer Lingus

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Fiji, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 5 2011

On 01 September, the OFT invited written representations about any competition or public interest issues arising out of the completed acquisition by Ryanair Holdings plc of a minority interest in Aer Lingus Group Plc

Ryanair’s right to appeal rejected: Supreme Court rejects Ryanair’s application for permission to appeal

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 7 2012

On 1 June 2012, the UK Supreme Court rejected Ryanair’s application to appeal the OFT’s judgment to proceed with a merger review into its 2006 purchase of a minority stake (29.82) in rival airline, Aer Lingus

CAT refuses BAA permission to appeal against CAT judgment on divestment of Stansted

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 13 2012

On 12 March 2012, the CAT published an order refusing BAA permission to appeal against the CAT’s judgment which had upheld the Competition Commission’s decision to require BAA to divest Stansted airport

The economic downturn is it force majeure?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 26 2010

Since "force majeure" is not a term of art, whether an event triggers a "force majeure" clause depends on the proper construction of the clause wording

EU and UK antitrustcompetition group London bulletin

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 9 2010

On 9 November 2010 the European Commission ("Commission") fined 11 air cargo carriers a total of just under 800m for a worldwide cartel which affected cargo services within the EU