COMPETITION BULLETIN

independent views on markets, regulation and fairness


Author: Eesvan Krishnan

  • The ECJ on the Bus Lane Wars

    Minicab giant Addison Lee recently suffered another defeat in the latest battle in the bus lane wars – this time at the ECJ. The outcome is no great surprise, but the Court’s approach to the question of when inter-state trade is affected is likely to be of broader interest. Continue reading

  • High Court tests the limits of confidentiality in EC infringement decisions

    The European Commission came in for some stern criticism from the High Court this week, in a case which looks set to test the boundaries of confidentiality in EC infringement decisions: see Emerald Supplies v BA [2014] EWHC 3515 (Ch). The background is the 2010 EC decision fining BA and eleven other airlines a total of €800m… Continue reading