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• OFT refers private motor insurance market to CC

  1 Oct 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to carry out an investigation into the UK's private motor insurance market.

• Competition Commission publishes energy and postal services appeals rules

  25 Sep 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has today published procedural rules on how it will deal with appeals against certain decisions made by Ofgem and Ofcom.

• CC formally clears McGill’s/Arriva Scotland West takeover

  21 Sep 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared McGill’s Bus Services Limited’s (McGill’s) completed acquisition of the Arriva Scotland West (ASW) local bus business.

• CC provisionally rules against AkzoNobel / Metlac merger

  20 Sep 2012

  The CC has provisionally found that the proposed acquisition by Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) of Metlac Holding S.r.l. (Metlac Holding) would result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the supply of metal packaging coatings in the UK.

• CC clears fuel distribution merger

  4 Sep 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has formally cleared DCC Energy UK Limited’s completed acquisition of heating and transport fuel distribution businesses previously owned by Total Downstream UK plc.

• CC to investigate casino merger

  28 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) is to investigate the anticipated acquisition by the Rank Group PLC (Rank) of Gala Casinos Limited (Gala).

• CC looks at Openreach price controls

  23 Aug 2012

  The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has referred an appeal by BT over proposed price controls to the Competition Commission (CC). BT is challenging Ofcom over the prices it will allow Openreach, a division of BT Group, to charge communication providers for access to some of its wholesale telecoms services.

• CC welcomes Stansted sale confirmation

  20 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed today’s decision by BAA to proceed with the sale of Stansted Airport.

• Property security sale to safeguard competition

  17 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) will require VPS Holdings Limited to sell SitexOrbis’s business in Great Britain after ruling that the merger could harm competition and lead to higher prices for many customers.

• CC hails Ecowaste sale

  17 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed Stericycle Inc’s sale of Ecowaste Southwest Limited to waste management company Tradebe.