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Ryanair maintains its substantial minority shareholding in Aer Lingus but prohibited from full takeover
28 July 2010
The General Court (Case T-342/07 and Case T-411/07)  upheld two decisions of the EU Commission in respect of the long standing dispute between Ryanair and Aer Lingus as to the future ownership and control of the smaller airline.  The Commission had considered that the acquisition would significantly impede effective competition, in ...

Monckton Chambers launches Merger Control Group
6 July 2010
Leading Competition law set Monckton Chambers has formally launched a Merger Control Group, offering the full range of merger control services to its client base. As one of the leading commercial sets at the Bar to host a stellar cast of competition law practitioners, Monckton Chambers has always been a first port of call for many city ...

Melanie Hall QC speaks at the The Chartered Institute of Taxation's VAT Conference
30 June 2010
Melanie Hall QC addressed the London Branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (ICOT) on Tuesday 29 June speaking on where to draw the line between legitimate planning and abuse.  Her talk included an update on Halifax following the recent hearing at the Court of Justice for the European Union of Weald ...

ECJ Hands Down Judgment in Vodafone 'Roaming' Case
25 June 2010
Case C-58/08 - Vodafone and others This reference was made in proceedings between Vodafone, O2 Europe, T-Mobile, Orange and the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform concerning the validity of provisions for the implementation of Regulation No 717/2007 adopted by the UK and Northern Ireland ...

Environmental Groups Defend European Efforts to Reduce Aircraft Emissions
28 May 2010
A transatlantic coalition of environmental groups was today given permission to intervene in an action at the High Court to defend Europe's right to tackle carbon emissions from aircraft that fly into and out of Europe. The coalition, consisting of three US-based organisations, the Environmental Defense Fund, Earthjustice, and the ...

The Parking Adjudicator's approach to defects in "signs and lines" upheld in High Court case on Controlled Parking Zones
25 May 2010
NEIL HERRON PARKING APPEALS LIMITED v THE PARKING ADJUDICATOR and SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL (1) PARKING AND TRAFFIC APPEALS SERVICE (2) TRAFFIC PENALTY TRIBUNAL (3) NCP SERVICES LIMITED (4) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT (5) (as Interested Parties) Mr Justice Bean [2010] EWHC 1161 (Admin) The Administrative Court today ...

Oxford Town and Gown
18 May 2010
A nine-strong Monckton Chambers team competed in the Oxford Town and Gown 10k Race last Sunday to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.  Monckton Man of the Race was Alistair Lindsay who came 11th out of a field of over ...

Monckton Chambers Shortlisted as 'Chambers of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2010
17 May 2010
Monckton Chambers have been shortlisted as 'Chambers of the Year' at The Lawyer Awards 2010. This year's awards ceremony will be held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane London on 22 ...

'Clean Air in London' (CCAL) wins at Information Tribunal after Government admits Tribunal's ruling means "it does not have much of an appeal left"
12 May 2010
The First Tier Information Tribunal has heard an appeal by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs against a Decision by the Information Commissioner's Office on 2 November 2009 that it must release all information requested by the Campaign for Clean Air in London (CCAL) on 22 January 2009.  CCAL's original request ...

Court of Appeal to decide on extension of time for bringing follow on damages actions in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
10 May 2010
On 7 May 2010 the Court of Appeal granted BCL permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal on the question of whether the Competition Appeal Tribunal was right to dismiss an application for an extension in time for lodging a claim for damages against BASF under section 47A of the Competition Act 1988 following a European Commission decision ...