The Competition Law Study Group was set up to assist the
Party in opposition and Government with advice on competition law based on
business experience and technical knowledge.
E-commerce and Competition
A News Release was put out by
the OFT regarding their publication entitled E-commerce and its
implications for competition policy. The paper is available
from www.oft.gov.uk
Director General of Fair Trading
John Bridgeman was succeeded
by Professor John Vickers, Chief Economist and Executive Director of the
Bank of England.
Structure for the
OFT
Subsequent to the above, a Consultation
Document arrived on proposed changes to the structure of the Office of
Fair Trading. Click here for
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Past submission: The Group submitted
a paper about the (rejected) BSkyB takeover of Manchester United and the Government's Consultation
Paper on Merger Law Reform.
Anyone wishing to JOIN this Study Group, please
contact the Administrator, Jennifer
Muller.
