Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

UNITED KINGDOM (UK)

– Advertising and pricing, market study launched by OFT, 97:217
– Annual report from OFT highlights criminal enforcement activities, 97:128
– Banking, overdraft charges, consumer statute against unfair contract terms applies, 96:227
– Cartels

– – Construction firms fined, 97:343
– – Leniency, In Brief, 96:607

– Director disqualification orders in competition cases, OFT considers expansion, 97:215
– E-commerce, website based in US settles charges of posing as British site (C.D. Cal.), 97:157
– Financial services plan unveiled by OFT, 97:130
– Government intervention in markets, OFT releases guide, 97:309
– Jurisdiction, noncompete agreement with U.S. company satisfies minimum contacts (E.D. Pa.), 97:243
– Market studies, OFT soliciting comments on guidance, 96:492
– Mergers

– – Airport noise management, OFT will not refer deal to CC, In Brief, 96:102
– – Assessment guidelines, Am. Bar Ass'n offers comments to OFT, 97:185
– – Concert tickets, OFT refers proposed merger to CC, 96:606
– – Electricity, bid by Centrica to acquire percentage of Lake Acquisitions cleared by OFT, 97:186
– – Enforcement roles, OFT and CC execute MoU, 96:166
– – Failing firm defense, OFT restates position, 96:24
– – Grocery stores, Julian Graves/Holland & Barrett merger referred to Competition Commission, 96:305
– – Guidelines presented by OFT and Competition Commission for comment, 96:465
– – Reviews, OFT publishes revised guidance, 97:23

– Newspaper and magazine distribution, sector not referred to Competition Commission, 97:371
– Transparency, OFT seeks comments on published consultation, 97:71

UTAH

– Financing, falsified service of process documents not covered by baby FTC act (Utah), 96:409