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• 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.

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

  13 Aug 2012

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

• CC makes provisional ruling on NI gas price control

  3 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally redetermined a price control made by the Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland (Utility Regulator) to help ensure both regulatory certainty and encourage future investment in the natural gas industry in Northern Ireland which will benefit current and potential gas customers in the long term.

• CC confirms views in pay-TV movies

  2 Aug 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has decided that Sky’s position in relation to the acquisition and distribution of movies in the first pay window does not adversely affect competition in the pay-TV retail market.

• CC welcomes Stansted sale verdict

  26 Jul 2012

  The Competition Commission (CC) has welcomed today’s Court of Appeal decision to uphold the decision to require BAA to sell Stansted Airport.