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  • CFI upholds decision against Irish Sugar, but reduces fine slightly

    United Kingdom 31.10.1999
    In 1997, Irish Sugar brought an action in the European Court of First Instance (CFI) challenging a Commission decision fining the company for infringing EC competition rules, namely Article 82 EC, between...
  • Formal proceedings on FIFA rules governing players’ agents

    United Kingdom 31.10.1999
    The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), thus initiating proceedings under Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty which...
  • The Competition Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1999 No. 2859

    United Kingdom 31.10.1999
    This order, in force 10 November 1999, deals with "carve-outs" under the FTA monopoly provisions for matters subject to the RTPA, to take account of the fact that the RTPA will be repealed but the FTA...
  • Totalfina/Elf Aquitaine - Oil industry

    United Kingdom 31.10.1999
    The European Commission has initiated a detailed second stage investigation into the proposed merger between the oil companies Totalfina and Elf Aquitaine. Totalfina was created following Total’s...
  • Hearing before the CFI in Volkswagen v. Commission

    United Kingdom 31.10.1999
    On 7 October, the public hearing in Volkswagen v. Commission took place in the European Court of First Instance (CFI). The case concerns the Commission decision of 28 January 1998, in which Volkswagen,...
  • Office of Fair Trading reorganises its Competition Policy Unit

    United Kingdom 30.10.1999
    The Office of Fair Trading’s Competition Policy Division has been reorganised in readiness for the UK’s new competition regime which starts on 1st March 2000. With around 55 new staff, and...
  • OFTEL proposes to relax BT’s regulatory obligations in international markets

    United Kingdom 30.10.1999
    On 10th November 1999, OFTEL announced proposals to reduce the regulations that currently apply to BT in certain international markets. The proposals are contained in a document entitled Competition in...
  • Lathom Construction Ltd v AB Air Engineering / Lathom Construction Ltd v Brian Cross & Anne Cross 2

    United Kingdom 29.10.1999
    The court may not enforce an adjudicator's decision over a compromise agreement which is not a "construction contract." HHJ Mackay, Technology & Construction Court 29 October 1999 AB engaged L for...
  • Trustee Renumneration

    United Kingdom 29.10.1999
    To pay or not to pay? In light of the recent trustee remuneration dabate, Andrew Crawford asks why not? When Helena Kennedy QC accepted the post of Chair of the British Council, the Council's Officers...
  • Stamp duty - the new regime 2

    United Kingdom 27.10.1999
    The 1999 Finance Act introduced new measures in respect of stamp duty. These measures came into effect on 1st October 1999 and include: - increasing the minimum duty to GBP 5 - rounding up the duty payable...