Dorota is a PhD student at Manchester University, studying competition law. She holds a first class law degree from Hull and a distinction from an LLM from Manchester University (International Business and Commercial Law).
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The case arise out the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decision, dated 21 September 2009 (the Decision), in which the OFT imposed an excessive monetary penalty on Lindum at al. The Decision was open to a statutory appeal. However, the parties did not appeal and the deadline has lapsed. The parties (...)
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Facts of the case A key problem in this case was whether the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) correctly held that there were “exceptional circumstances” justifying an extension of the time limit for appealing a decision of the Appellant, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The question to be (...)
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Summary of the case In BT v BSkyB, the Court of Appeal (CoA) found that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) had erred in law by not including the cable rate-card price issue into its analysis. The CoA allowed the appeal by BT and Ofcom. It was necessary to deal more fully the cable (...)
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The facts CH Jones is a subsidiary of Fleetcor Inc and in the course of its practice it issues fuel cards under its ‘Keyfuels’ brand. The latter are payment cards to access diesel on the road and are often used by firms with a fleet of large goods vehicles. CH Jones’ customers purchase diesel (...)
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Case management powers This case is a brilliant example of good management powers. As noted by Brick Court Chambers, ‘[T]he 35-page reserved judgment in BMI Healthcare Ltd. & others v. Competition Commission [2013] CAT 24 is remarkable for demonstrating the speed with which the Tribunal is (...)
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On 4 May 2013, Mr Justice Field handed in a judgment in WM Morrison Supermarkets, dismissing an application by a number of the defendants within the MasterCard group for an immediate stay of the proceedings until a related appeal which is currently pending before the Court of Justice of the (...)
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Background of the case John Lewis plc (“JLP”) case rules out a dispute about the information that should appear on a price comparison website that is related to extended warranties (“EW”) for TVs, washing machines and other domestic electrical goods (“DEGs”). This stems from the Office of Fair (...)
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Introduction Deutsche Bahn v Morgan Crucible is a well-litigated case, with a judgment from the Court of Appeal and the granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Taking into account the novel issues involved in this case, it appears reasonable that the Supreme Court wants to resolve (...)
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Introduction The CAT found that there was there was insufficient evidence to support a number of the conclusions reached by the OFT in its Decision against Tesco. None of the five Strands of the 2003 Cheese Initiative, as found in the Decision, were proved. The OFT decision was found to be (...)
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