Michael Cutting joined the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) as an ordinary member in October 2018. Michael Cutting was from 1988 to 2018 a competition lawyer at Linklaters LLP, including terms leading its London and global competition practices. He also served terms on the Board of Linklaters and as Co-chair of the Joint Working Party on Competition Law of the Bar and Law Society. His experience in private practice included UK and EU merger control, cartels, abuse of dominance and utility regulation. He is also a member of the London Magistrates Advisory Committee.
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On 27 June 2011, the OFT published guidance on how it will assess the extent of an individual director’s responsibility for infringements of competition law. Where a company has breached competition law, the OFT can apply to court seeking a competition disqualification order (“CDO”) against an (...)
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On 27 June 2011, the OFT published guidance on how it will assess the extent of an individual director’s responsibility for infringements of competition law. Where a company has breached competition law, the OFT can apply to court seeking a competition disqualification order (“CDO”) against an (...)
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After years of debate, the Indian Government recently announced that the Competition Commission of India ("CCI") will be given powers to approve or prohibit certain mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. The new powers take effect on 1 June 2011. This memorandum reflects the key (...)
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On 22 April the Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (Defra) published the final report of the Cave review of competition and innovation in water markets (the Report). The Report was published on the same date as the 2009 Budget Report in which the Government announced that it (...)
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In a judgment handed down on 29 September, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), dismissed an appeal brought by British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Sky) against a decision of the Competition Commission (CC). The CAT upheld part of an appeal against the same decision brought by Virgin Media (...)
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Competition Commission may require BAA to sell three airports The Competition Commission (CC) today published its Provisional Findings on competition in the UK airports markets. It has been investigating BAA airports following the OFT’s referral of the issue to it for a market investigation (...)
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On 31 December 2007, Home Retail Group (HRG) acquired 27 leasehold properties from Focus DIY. On 12 May 2008 the OFT released its full decision on the acquisition, requiring a single store (in Woking) to be divested.* In its press release the OFT said: "This case raises important wider issues, (...)
