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|  Albion Water Ltd & Anor v Water Services Regulation Authority & Ors (2006) | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC and John O'Flaherty scored another landmark competition law victory in the water industry. |
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| GE/Honeywell Merger (2006) | |
| Cheri Booth QC and Jessica Simor appeared for General Electric in the challenge to the prohibition of a proposed merger between the aircraft companies GE and Honeywell |
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| GNER v Office of Rail Regulation (2006) | |
| Matrix barristers Rabinder Singh QC, Rhodri Thompson QC, Jessica Simor and Helen Mountfield acted in an EC challenge to railway charging regime |
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| Albion Water v Director General of Water Services | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC and John O'Flaherty appeared for Albion Water in the first successful appeal brought against OFWAT before the Competition Appeal Tribunal |
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| British Salt and NCSW Merger Clearance | |
| The Competition Commission has reversed its Provisional Finding regarding the merger between British Salt and New Cheshire Salt Works. |
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| Joined cases Dansk Rørindustri A/S, Henss/Isoplus group (Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Gesellschaft mbH, Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik GmbH), KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH, LR AF 1998 A/S, Brugg Rohrsysteme GmbH, LR Af 1998 (Deutschland) GmbH, ABB Asea B | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC acted for the EC Commission in this successful defence of cartel fining decision |
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| Case 1016/1/1/03 Genzyme Ltd v Office of Fair Trading (2004) | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC acted for the OFT in resisiting the wide ranging appeal against a fine imposed for abusive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector under Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998. |
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| ABB & Logstor v European Commission | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC is acting for the EC Commission in the appeal of two of the participants in the pre-insulated pipes cartel, ABB and Logstor Ror, against very substantial fines imposed for a cartel bid-rigging in the supply of heating pipes to local authorities in several Member States. |
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| COMP/M.2220 GE/Honeywell v European Commission | |
| Cherie Booth QC and Jessica Simor are acting for General Electric in their challenge to the decision of the EC Commission to prevent their merger with Honeywell. |
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| In re Televising Premier League Football Matches (1999) | |
| Rhodri Thompson QC acted for the BBC in the unsuccessful challenge by the OFT to the arrangements between the BBC, BSkyB and the Premier League for the televising of Premier League football. Although the case was brought under the earlier UK competition regime, it represented one of the largest competition law cases ever heard by an English court. |
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| Case C-137/00 R v Monopolies & Mergers Commission & Anor ex parte Milk Marque Ltd (2003) | |
| Kieron Beal acted for the UK Government in this reference to the ECJ concerning the application of domestic competition law to the common organisation of a Community market. |
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