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• CC/OFT publish guidance on merger surveys

  5 Apr 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today published guidance setting out good practice principles for the design and presentation of consumer survey research in merger inquiries.

• Mortgage software merger inquiry cancelled

  31 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cancelled its inquiry concerning the anticipated acquisition by MBL Holdings Limited (MBL) of TrigoldCrystal Group Limited (TrigoldCrystal).

• CC requires BAA to press ahead with airport sales

  30 Mar 2011

  BAA should still be required to sell Stansted Airport and Edinburgh or Glasgow Airport, the Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded today.

• CC and OFT publish quick guide on merger assessment

  25 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have today jointly published a quick guide to help businesses understand what to expect from the competition authorities when they investigate a merger.

• Payment protection insurance: CC publishes final order

  24 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published the final order detailing measures to introduce competition into the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market.

• OFT and CC publish joint commentary on retail mergers

  17 Mar 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Competition Commission (CC) have today published a joint commentary on retail mergers.

• CC responds to competition regime proposals

  16 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today welcomed the Government’s consultation on reforms to the UK competition regime whilst stressing that any changes must build on the strengths of the current system.

• CC publishes proposals on Centrica Undertakings

  8 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) has published for consultation its provisional decision on the variations it proposes to make to Undertakings given by Centrica Storage Ltd (CSL) and Centrica plc (together ‘Centrica’) following Centrica plc’s acquisition in 2002 of the Rough gas storage facility (Rough).

• CC consults on financial reporting requirements for Aberdeen Airport

  4 Mar 2011

  The Competition Commission (CC) is consulting on draft undertakings for Aberdeen Airport which, when agreed, will finalize financial reporting obligations for the airport’s owner BAA.

• Ratcliff Palfinger/Ross & Bonnyman merger: CC invites evidence

  24 Feb 2011

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the anticipated acquisition by Ratcliff Palfinger Limited of the commercial vehicle tail lifts spare parts business of Ross & Bonnyman Limited to the Competition Commission (CC).