The High Court in England considered the application of The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 in a tender process by the London Borough of Newham. In Lettings International Limited -v- London Borough of Newham [2008] EWHC 1583 (QB) the court ruled that in the tender process it adopted Newham had acted unfairly, without the requisite transparency, and had [...]

Posted: July 9th, 2008 under Competition Law & Regulatory.
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently upheld a complaint against Renault for claims made in relation to the eco-friendliness of its Twingo Dynamique car. It was found the claim made that the Twingo was “economical, ecological” could not be substantiated. The claim was made in an advertisement and the issue in question was whether Renault [...]

Posted: May 9th, 2008 under Competition Law & Regulatory.
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The European Commission has published a summary of its November 2007 decision, in which it found that Sony, Fuji and Maxell had fixed prices for professional videotapes sold in Europe, contrary to European competition law. The Commission imposed total fines of EUR74.79 million.The Commission found that Sony, Fuji and Maxell were engaged in a [...]

Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under Competition Law & Regulatory.
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The legal position between an ex-employee and his employer when the ex-employee sets up in competition has once again been before the courts. The issue, inevitably, is has the ex-employee done anything wrong in competing and, in particular, has the employee obtained an advantage in his or her competition with the former employer by taking [...]

Posted: April 3rd, 2008 under Competition Law & Regulatory.
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It is often the case that a business user of software finds that it is tied into a support and maintenance contract, perhaps renewing annually with fees rising year on year. The frustration is that the support and maintenance contract could be put out to tender and the price most likely be reduced if the [...]

Posted: February 21st, 2008 under Competition Law & Regulatory.
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