| 1 | Arla/Express The acquisition of Express Dairies plc by Arla Foods amba has been approved. | Legal update: archive | 28-Nov-2003 |
| 2 | Aventis/Sanofi-Synthélabo The European Commission has announced the clearance of the proposed acquisition of Aventis by Sanofi-Synthélabo. | Legal update: archive | 26-May-2004 |
| 3 | BT: Chapter II investigation Ofcom has launched an own-initiative investigation into BT’s proposed new residential retail tariff packages under Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998. | Legal update: archive | 23-Apr-2004 |
| 4 | Definition of the relevant market The European Commission has published a revised draft of the notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of European Community competition law. It is based on previous decisions and practice under Articles 85 and 86, and under the Merger Regulation. | Legal update: archive | 01-Mar-1997 |
| 5 | Dixons: OFT decision The Office of Fair Trading has concluded that the computer retailer, Dixons, is not dominant in the market for the supply of home personal computers. | Legal update: archive | 27-Apr-2001 |
| 6 | Enterprise Act guidelines The Competition Commission has issued its rules of procedure and general advice and guidance. | Legal update: archive | 25-Mar-2003 |
| 7 | General Healthcare Group/Community Hospitals Group The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has referred the proposed acquisition of Community Hospitals Group Plc by General Healthcare Group to the Competition Commission. | Legal update: archive | 27-Apr-2001 |
| 8 | LSE bids The Competition Commission has published its final report in relation to bids for the London Stock Exchange. | Legal update: archive | 28-Nov-2005 |
| 9 | OFT consultation on professions The Office of Fair Trading has published a consultation document setting out the scope of its review of restrictions on competition in economically significant professions. | Legal update: archive | 04-Jul-2000 |
| 10 | Oftel market reviews The Office of Telecommunications has published its provisional conclusions on market definition and significant market power in certain markets. | Legal update: archive | 25-Sep-2003 |
| 11 | Pernod Ricard/Diageo/Seagram Spirits The European Commission has approved the sale by Vivendi Universal SA of the spirits and wine business of Seagram Company Ltd Canada to Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard SA, subject to a number of commitments. | Legal update: archive | 29-Jun-2001 |
| 12 | Postal services The European Commission has proposed measures to open up a substantial share of the postal services market to competition by 2003. | Legal update: archive | 03-Jul-2000 |
| 13 | Predatory pricing The Competition Appeals Tribunal has upheld the Office of Fair Trading’s finding that Aberdeen Journals abused its dominant position by engaging in predatory pricing in breach of the Competition Act 1998. | Legal update: archive | 25-Jul-2003 |
| 14 | Research published by the OFT point to problems in defining ' ... Research carried out for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) indicates that problems in defining the relevant "market" in order to ascertain a company's market share has led to inconsistencies in the vetting of monopolies and mergers. | Legal update: archive | 01-May-1993 |
| 15 | Rolling stock: market investigation The Competition Commission has published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into the leasing of rolling stock for franchised passenger services and related maintenance services in Great Britain. | Legal update: archive | 24-Sep-2007 |
| 16 | Safeway plc The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has accepted the Competition Commission’s conclusions on the proposed acquisition of Safeway plc by four separate supermarket groups. | Legal update: archive | 23-Oct-2003 |
| 17 | Safeway plc Four of the five proposed acquisitions of Safeway plc have been referred to the Competition Commission. | Legal update: archive | 29-Apr-2003 |
| 18 | Safeway plc: remedies statement The Competition Commission has published its remedies statement in its investigation into the proposed acquisition of Safeway plc. | Legal update: archive | 09-Oct-2003 |
| 19 | Sony/Bertelsmann: the Commission changes the record In July 2004, after an in-depth investigation, the European Commission approved a proposed joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG without imposing any conditions. | Legal update: archive | 23-Aug-2004 |
| 20 | Sony/BMG The European Commission has unconditionally approved the proposed joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG. | Legal update: archive | 19-Aug-2004 |
| 21 | Store cards: issues statement The Competition Commission has published its issues statement in relation to its investigation into the store card sector. | Legal update: archive | 21-Oct-2004 |
| 22 | Taminco/Air Products The Competition Commission has announced its provisional findings in relation to the acquisition of the methylamines and derivatives business of Air Products and Chemicals Inc by Taminco NV. | Legal update: archive | 25-Nov-2004 |
| 23 | Visa: statement of objections The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Visa alleging that Visa has abused its dominant position on the market for the provision of credit card services to shops and merchants. | Legal update: archive | 19-Aug-2004 |