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Competition

29 July 2016
Issue: 7709 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Gallaher Group Ltd and another v Competition and Markets Authority [2016] EWCA Civ 719, [2016] All ER (D) 83 (Jul)

The Court of Appeal allowed the claimants’ appeal against refusal of their judicial review challenge of two decisions made by the defendant’s predecessor, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). There had been a plain breach of the principle of equal treatment and fairness in the OFT’s decisions to have given, and acted upon, assurances to another company that, if it entered into an early resolution agreement, it would receive the benefit of any successful appeal by other companies being investigated without itself having to appeal. That unequal treatment had not been objectively justified.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

1 Hare Court—Peter Mitchell KC & Amber Sheridan

1 Hare Court—Peter Mitchell KC & Amber Sheridan

Leading family law set strengthens ranks with high-profile additions

Thackray Williams—Jennifer Nicol

Thackray Williams—Jennifer Nicol

Firm bolsters commercial team with senior employment partner hire

Irwin Mitchell—Vijay Bange

Irwin Mitchell—Vijay Bange

Head of construction and engineering team appointed

NEWS
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Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers reflects on the Human Rights Act 1998 a quarter-century after it came into force, in this week's issue of NLJ
In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ, Stephen Gold surveys a raft of procedural changes and quirky disputes shaping civil practice. His message is clear: civil practitioners must brace for continual tweaks, unexpected contentions and rising costs in everyday litigation
Barbara Mills KC, chair of the Bar 2025 and joint head of chambers at 4PB, sets out in this week's NLJ how the profession will respond to Baroness Harriet Harman KC’s review into bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct at the Bar
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