Tag: OFT
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...
Minority Shareholdings, Material Effects?
Bojana Ignjatovic, Derek Ridyard, Jan 10, 2012
In a speech delivered in March 2011, Commissioner Almunia indicated a concern that EU merger control, in contrast...
Antitrust Concerns from Partial Ownership Interest Acquisitions: New Developments in the...
Samuel Miller, Marc Raven, David Went, Jan 10, 2012
This article will focus on recent developments in the European Union and the United States relating...
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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An Opportunity for Reform of the U.K. Competition Regime
Antonio Bavasso, Simon Pritchard, Oct 11, 2010
The Government's spending review provides an opportunity to look strategically at possible reforms in U.K. competition law enforcement....