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OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is investigating patent litigation agreements relating to paroxetine. Paroxetine is a medicine used in the treatment of disorders such as depression and...

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ECJ says ban on Internet sales took selective distribution system outside of block exemption protection in EU competition law – Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique v French Competition Board, European Court of Justice

18 October 2011 | Simon Weinberg

PFDC makes and markets cosmetics and personal care products under certain brands. It requires sales to be made in a physical space in the presence of a qualified pharmacist. The French Competition Board...

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OFT fines supermarkets and dairy processors £50m for exchanging sensitive price data

22 August 2011 | Mark Weston

The Office of Fair Trading has imposed fines totalling £50m on Asda, Safeway, Sainsbury’s and Tesco together with five dairy processors after the supermarkets had indirectly exchanged retail pricing...

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OFT points to successful impact of first abuse of dominance fines under Competition Act in Napp Pharmaceuticals case

26 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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That won’t come out in the wash – EC fines Unilever and Proctor & Gamble €315m

15 April 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Following a European Commission investigation suitably entitled ‘Purity’, Unilever and Proctor & Gamble, the consumer product companies, have been fined €315 million for fixing the price of washing...

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OFT investigating agreements for online book pricing

9 February 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading is investigating whether e-book pricing agreements breach UK competition law. The Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 prohibits agreements which have as their object...

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Safeway asks Supreme Court to review Court of Appeal’s decision on director’s liability for competition law breach

19 January 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Following the Court of Appeal’s rejection of Safeway’s attempt to have its former directors and employees pay its fines for breach of competition law (see here), Safeway has asked the Supreme Court...

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Directors safe from company fines under Competition Act 1998 – Safeway Stores Limited & Others v Twigger & Others, Court of Appeal

17 January 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Court of Appeal has ruled that, where an undertaking has been fined for a breach of the Competition Act 1998, that undertaking cannot recover the amount of the fine from those directors or employees...

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European Commission sends clear message with €650m fine to non-EEA LCD cartel

13 December 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has sent a very clear message to businesses around the world that they can be fined huge amounts for breaching EU competition law. The European competition law regulator fined six...

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Small win for sports clothing retailers in alleged cartel investigation but investigations continue

21 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it is no long continuing its criminal investigation into suspected fraud by Sports Direct and JJB Sports relating to an alleged price fixing cartel. However,...

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Latest news and views tagged Chapter I Prohibition

OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

ECJ says ban on Internet sales took selective distribution system outside of block exemption protection in EU competition law – Pierre Fabre Dermo-Cosmetique v French Competition Board, European Court of Justice

OFT fines supermarkets and dairy processors £50m for exchanging sensitive price data

OFT points to successful impact of first abuse of dominance fines under Competition Act in Napp Pharmaceuticals case

That won’t come out in the wash – EC fines Unilever and Proctor & Gamble €315m

OFT investigating agreements for online book pricing

Safeway asks Supreme Court to review Court of Appeal’s decision on director’s liability for competition law breach

Directors safe from company fines under Competition Act 1998 – Safeway Stores Limited & Others v Twigger & Others, Court of Appeal

European Commission sends clear message with €650m fine to non-EEA LCD cartel

Small win for sports clothing retailers in alleged cartel investigation but investigations continue

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