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The Competition Act 1998 came into force in 2000. Under it, the Office of Fair Trading can impose large fines and declare void arrangements that are either agreements between undertakings whose object...
Ofcom decides no abuse of dominant position by BT
Ofcom has published its decision in relation to the investigation of BT and its pricing for residential broadband between June 2002 and December 2004. The investigation stemmed from an initial complaint...
OFT gives help to avoid being anti-competitive
Businesses can now turn to guidance from the Office of Fair Trading to help them to understand and comply with competition law. Two guidance documents have been produced.
The first is aimed specifically...
IBM becomes latest IT giant to be investigated by European Commission over possible competition law issues
The European Commission is investigating whether IBM has abused its dominant position contrary to Article 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (formerly Article 82 of the EC Treaty)....
Directors watch out: OFT vows to get tough with directors who should have known their companies were breaking competition laws
The Office of Fair Trading has vowed to get tough with directors who should have know that their companies were breaking competition laws. The OFT wants to use powers under the Company Directors Disqualification...
European Commission investigates allegations of abuse of dominant position by Google
The European Commission is investigating a complaint by three of Google’s competitors that it has been abusing its dominant position, contrary to Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...