Tag: Office of Fair Trading
The Competition and Markets Authority: A New Era for U.K. Competition...
Anna Mitchell, Paula Riedel, May 14, 2012
Since October 2010, it has, in essence, been a certainty that a merger between the OFT and the...
OFT Competition Law Compliance Resources
Steven Preece, Feb 22, 2012
But enforcement is only one aspect of the OFT's work. The OFT recognizes that the majority of businesses wish to...
Enforcers Consideration of Compliance Programs in Europe: Are 2011 Initiatives Raising...
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Gillian Sproul, Feb 14, 2012
In Europe, compliance programs have been implemented by companies for many years. However, few competition authorities had clarified...
Why the U.K.’s New Approach to Competition Compliance Makes for Good...
Andreas Stephan, Feb 14, 2012
There is still much to do in the United Kingdom to champion compliance so as to strengthen competition enforcement and...
Reform of the EU Merger Regulation: Looking Out for the Minority
Killian Kehoe, Christian Riis-Madsen, Sophia Stephanou, Jan 10, 2012
The last few months have witnessed new episodes in the long-running litigation concerning whether or not...
Understanding Competition Law
Sep 13, 2011
Understanding Competition Law
At the end of June 2011, the Office of Fair Trading ("the OFT") published a collection of online resources to...
Financial Services And Competition Law In The United Kingdom: The Quest...
Emanuela Lecchi, Jul 28, 2011
In the United Kingdom, the debate on competition and financial services has focused lately on a fairly esoteric discussion about...
The Challenge of Competitive Neutrality in Public Procurement and Competition Policy:...
Simon Taylor, Jul 14, 2011
Competitive neutrality describes the aim of a level playing field in mixed public/private markets, where state-owned or quasi-public bodies line...
A Presentation on the Importance of a Competition Agency Providing Guidance:...
Andrew Hasty, Jun 01, 2011
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Ofcom’s Approach and Priorities for Consumer Protection & Empowerment
Andrea Coscelli, Claudio Pollack, May 20, 2011
This paper discusses Ofcom's current activities related to consumer protection and empowerment. It describes our approach and framework for analysis,...
