We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo
  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 50

Damages award for abuse of dominant position to Albion Water

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 17 2013

The competition appeal tribunal has awarded damages in a follow-on action for only the second time. It awarded a total of approximately £1.85 million

CAA consults on its assessment of regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 17 2013

The Civil Aviation Authority has begun a consultation regarding its market power assessments for Heathrow and Gatwick airports, as well as its

High Court clarifies abuse of dominance issues in the life sciences sector

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 27 2013

A High Court judgment published on 25 February 2013 provides helpful clarification of the application of competition law on abuse of dominance in the life sciences sector

Monitor to gain competition law powers from 1 April

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 11 2013

Monitor, the NHS regulator, is to have powers to apply competition law to healthcare service providers from 1 April 2013. The competition law

OFT issues guidance on Competition Act procedures and extends trial of Procedural Adjudicator role

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 6 2013

The OFT has issued updated guidance on its procedures for investigating potential infringements of the Competition Act 1998 (CA 98). The guidance

OFT clears VodafoneTelefonica site sharing agreement

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 6 2013

On 11 October the OFT cleared an agreement between Vodafone and Telefonica to set up a joint venture company (Towerco) into which each party would

Opinion of the Advocate General threatens the revenues of sports rights holders

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 4 2011

The Advocate General delivered an Opinion yesterday in a test case on the ability of sports rights holders under EU law to limit the rights granted to satellite broadcasters to a given national territory

Advocate General Kokott delivers Opinion in reference for preliminary ruling regarding broadcasting of football matches

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 1 2011

On 3 February 2011, Advocate General Kokott delivered her Opinion in a reference for a preliminary ruling regarding the territorial limitations on the export of decoder cards as a key part of a system of territorial limitations on exclusive licensing of satellite TV broadcasting of top level (English Premier League) football matches

Project Canvas

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 26 2010

On 19 October 2010, Ofcom ruled that it would not open an investigation of Project Canvas despite complaints made by Virgin Media, IPVision and BSkyB, including complaints of alleged potential breaches of the Competition Act 1998

'Cold shouldering' decision of the Takeover Panel

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 24 2010

On 14 July 2010, the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ("POTAM") published a statement on their website regarding the 'cold-shouldering' of Brian Myerson, Brian Padgett and Daniel Posen