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Survival of the fittest as one participant in animal feed cartel gets total immunity from €175m fine

9 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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...

Tags on this discussion: agreement anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 cartel commercial agreement competition competition law EC Treaty European Commission European Union fine horizontal agreement illegal price price fixing TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Directors watch out: OFT vows to get tough with directors who should have known their companies were breaking competition laws

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

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...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 102 Article 81 Article 82 Chapter I Prohibition Chapter II Prohibition competition Competition Act competition law EC Treaty illegal leniency Office of Fair Trading OFT TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Prestressing Steel Producers fined €519m for price fixing and market-sharing cartel

15 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

17 producers of prestressing steel have been fined €519m by the European Commission for their involvement in a cartel in which they fixed prices and shared markets, contrary to Article 101 of the Treaty...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 cartel competition law EC Treaty European Union fine illegal TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

17 bathroom fittings companies fined total of €622m for price fixing cartel

1 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

17 bathroom fittings companies, including some from outside the European Union, have been fined €622m by the European Commission for taking part in a cartel in which they agreed to fix the prices for...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition cartel competition competition law EU European Union fine price fixing Whistleblower Whistleblowing

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

17 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Four British Airways executives have been cleared of dishonestly agreeing to make or implement arrangements whereby different entities would engage in prohibited cartel activity. A person convicted of...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 competition law EC Treaty fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

Tags on this discussion: Article 101 cartel Chapter I Prohibition competition law confidential information fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT statement of objections unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Whistleblower at Cleveland and Redcar Borough Council – A Cautionary Tale

24 March 2010 | Bob Fahy

The case of a council worker who was harassed and then sacked for blowing the whistle on the Council’s management provides some useful lessons for businesses that have to deal with allegations from employees...

Tags on this discussion: Employees Employers Employment Employment issues HR Human Resources Pauline Scanlon Personnel Redcar Borough Council Scanlon v Redcar Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Latest input tagged Whistleblower

Survival of the fittest as one participant in animal feed cartel gets total immunity from €175m fine

Directors watch out: OFT vows to get tough with directors who should have known their companies were breaking competition laws

Prestressing Steel Producers fined €519m for price fixing and market-sharing cartel

17 bathroom fittings companies fined total of €622m for price fixing cartel

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

Whistleblower at Cleveland and Redcar Borough Council – A Cautionary Tale

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