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Success on Strike-Out Application Gives “Photo-Me” Passport to Trial
12 December 2011
Author(s): Rob Williams
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Elisa Holmes, Fiona Banks

Of the many grey areas in public procurement law, one of the most vexed is the extent to which procurements which fall outside the scope of the applicable EU Directives are still subject to some form of legal control. The recent judgment of Judge ...

Ryanair Holdings plc v Office of Fair Trading (Aer Lingus Group plc intervening)
6 September 2011
Author(s): Owain Draper
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: John Swift QC, Daniel Beard QC, Alistair Lindsay, Josh Holmes, Julian Gregory

On 28 July 2011, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") gave judgment on the application by Ryanair Holdings plc ("Ryanair") for judicial review of the decision by the Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") that it would be in time (should it decide to ...

Eden Brown Limited & others v Office of Fair Trading
20 July 2011
Author(s): Owain Draper
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Paul Lasok QC, John Swift QC, Christopher Vajda QC, David Unterhalter SC, Paul Harris QC, Daniel Beard QC, George Peretz, Kassie Smith, Ronit Kreisberger, Alan Bates, Philip Woolfe, Owain Draper

On 1 April 2011, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") allowed in part the appeals of 3 undertakings against the penalties imposed by the OFT in its decision on the "Construction Recruitment Forum" cartel. The CAT (Mr ...

UK Merger Control: Recent Developments
15 July 2011
Author(s): Alistair Lindsay

The most prominent recent developments in UK merger control are the protracted News Corp/BSkyB saga and the Ryanair v. OFT litigation at the CAT. The former has been analysed exhaustively and the latter will be illuminated by the ...

‘Ineffectiveness’ of Awarded Contracts ~ Alstom Transport and Eurostar International Limited v Siemens plc [2011] EWHC 1828 (Ch)
14 July 2011
Author(s): Laura Elizabeth John
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Michael Bowsher QC, Rob Williams, Ewan West

In the latest judgment in connection with the ongoing dispute between Alstom Transport ("Alstom") and Eurostar International Limited ("Eurostar") over the contract to upgrade Eurostar's fleet of cross-Channel trains, the High Court has ruled for ...

Disguised Remuneration
3 June 2011
Author(s): Tarlochan Lall

The disguised remuneration rules to be introduced under the Finance Act 2011 are acknowledged by the Government to be complex.  The legislation is deliberately drafted to catch more than the Government intended, namely EBTs and EFURBs ...

There is a case to answer on the zero rating of take away hot food following the ECJ’s decision in the case of Manfred Bog and Others
12 May 2011
Author(s): Tarlochan Lall

The ECJ's decision in joined German cases concerning Mr Manfred Bog and others has generated much debate over the United Kingdom's VAT treatment of hot takeaway food. HMRC's declared view in Revenue & Customs Brief 19/11 that the ECJ's ...

C-16/10 The Number Ltd & Conduit Enterprises Ltd v Ofcom & BT
11 May 2011
Author(s): Ligia Osepciu
Member(s) of Chambers involved in this case: Christopher Vajda QC, George Peretz, Fiona Banks

The CJEU's recent judgment in this case has found the wholesale obligation and ex ante price regulation imposed by Oftel (Ofcom's predecessor) upon BT in respect of telecommunications subscriber data held on BT's Operator ...

Taxation and Protection for Legitmate Expectations
7 May 2011
Author(s): Alan Bates

Reproduced from PLC Tax with the permission of the publishers. For further information visit www.practicallaw.com or call 020 7202 1200. Legitimate expectation is shorthand for the public law principles that ...

Joined Cases C-497/09 etc: Herr Bog’s sausage van, composite supplies and the principle of fiscal neutrality
25 April 2011
Author(s): Owain Draper

First published in the Tax Journal, 22 April 2011: www.taxjournal.com. On 10 March 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") gave judgment in four joined ...