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The European Commission is investigating whether Apple’s arrangements with book publishers for the sale of e-books amount to anti-competitive agreements contrary to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning...
FSA warns price comparison websites to consider regulated activity requirements when directing users to insurance websites
The Financial Services Authority has written to financial price comparison websites to warn them of the need to consider whether they are taking part of regulated activity and therefore need a licence...
European Commission sends clear message with €650m fine to non-EEA LCD cartel
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...
Air cargo carriers fined €800m for price fixing
The European Commission has fined 11 air cargo carriers a combined €800m for their part in a six year price fixing cartel. The carriers had co-ordinated fuel surcharges and security. The Commission gave...
Small win for sports clothing retailers in alleged cartel investigation but investigations continue
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,...
Envelope cartel investigation signed, sealed but far from delivered
The European Commission has conducted unannounced raids on envelope manufacturers in France, Spain, Denmark and Sweden. The Commission has been suspicious that the companies involved have operated a cartel...
Lorry makers in price fix enquiry
Some leading lorry manufacturers in Europe are at the centre of a cartel investigation. The Office of Fair Trading is leading an enquiry into whether they have fixed prices contrary to the Chapter I Prohibition...
Ofcom seeks clear pricing for purchasers of calling cards
Ofcom – the telecoms regulator – has obtained written undertakings from Lycatel to ensure that customers have clear and accurate information when they purchase the company’s international calling...
Survival of the fittest as one participant in animal feed cartel gets total immunity from €175m fine
Five members of an animal feed cartel have received a hefty €175m fine from the European Commission for breaching Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (formerly Article...
OFT sends out clear messages to avoid pricing agreements between different supply levels with £225m fine on tobacco companies and retailers
The Office of Fair Trading has imposed its largest ever fine for a single case on tobacco suppliers and retailers for unlawfully having an agreement or arrangement that had an anti-competitive object or...