Competition Law

Stevenage clubs warned over 'price fixing'

28-Oct-2010 By John Harrington

Operators of three nightclubs have been warned they may be breaching competition law by agreeing not to sell drinks below £1.50. Under a...

Pubs to benefit from land order ruling

13-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Following a consultation, the Department for Innovation, Business & Skills (BIS) concluded that it could "see no justification" for retaining the...

Panel appointed for CAMRA beer tie appeal

05-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has appointed the panel which will review CAMRA's appeal of its super-complaint to the OFT.

Beer tie facing further competition scrutiny

30-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

Pubcos could be forced to defend the competitiveness of the beer tie again, after the government said it was in favour of scrapping an order which...

Coulson: OFT cops out of helping hosts escape the dreaded tie

09-May-2008 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the OFT's role in investigating the beer tie

OFT rejects new pubco probe

24-Apr-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

OFT: lease agreements do not raise concerns Situation "extremely worrying," says MP The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has rejected calls for a new...

OFT denies agreement on minimum pricing

07-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has denied it has given government ministers the green light to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol. Weekend press...

OFT: Legislation needed for minimum price talks

03-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

A minimum price for alcohol could be set if there were "exceptional and compelling reasons of public policy," according to the OFT

Sky cleared of breaking competition law

18-Dec-2002

Satellite TV operator BSkyB was yesterday (Tuesday) cleared of breaching competition law by the Office of Fair Trading after an investigation that...