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Book Synopsis FirstGroup Plc and the Scottish Passenger Rail Franchise by : Great Britain. Competition Commission
Download or read book FirstGroup Plc and the Scottish Passenger Rail Franchise written by Great Britain. Competition Commission and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated July 2004
Book Synopsis FirstGroup Plc and the Greater Western Passenger Rail Franchise by : Great Britain: Competition Commission
Download or read book FirstGroup Plc and the Greater Western Passenger Rail Franchise written by Great Britain: Competition Commission and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 30 September 2005, the Competition Commission was asked to investigate the proposed acquisition of the new Greater Western franchise (the GWF) by FirstGroup plc (FirstGroup). FirstGroup is a UK-based transport company with bus, tram and rail operations across the UK and North America and currently operates four passenger rail franchises in the UK (First Great Western, First Great Western Link, First Trans Pennine Express and First ScotRail, along with a non-franchise "open access" rail service (Hull Trains), and will also operate the Thameslink/Great Northern franchise from 1 April 2006. The new franchise will run for seven years from 1 April 2006, and was awarded to FirstGroup by the Department of Transport on 22 December 2005. The Commission has decided that substantial lessening of competition (SLC) will not result from the merger, either for the alternative public transport services available for their "point-to-point journeys" or to the wider network markets.
Book Synopsis Passenger Rail Franchising by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Download or read book Passenger Rail Franchising written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is thirteen years since the Railways Act 1993 started the process of privatising British Rail, replacing it with one company owning and managing the infrastructure, an open-access system for freight services and a series of twenty-five passenger franchises let to private companies for a specified period of time. This period has seen almost continuous change, and there is now a new 'triumvirate' framework with the Department for Transport, the Office of Rail Regulation and Network Rail in place, with the third generation of franchises in the process of being let and the number being reduced to nineteen. The Committee's report examines the current franchising system, focusing on the coherence of its objectives, the effectiveness of the process for awarding franchises and the management of franchise agreements, and whether more competition and vertical integration is needed. Findings include that the current system represents a policy muddle which lacks a coherent framework for the development of good services and delivery of value for money for passengers and taxpayers. The only way the Government can increase capacity and improve services for the long-term is to drop the dogmatic pursuit of competition in its decision-making as to what the private and public sectors can and should do in future. The Government's forthcoming long-term strategy for the railways will need to address these issues, and to set out a structure and a strategy capable of securing quality passenger rail services to meet demand over the next half a century.
Book Synopsis UK Merger Control by : A. Nigel Parr
Download or read book UK Merger Control written by A. Nigel Parr and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2005 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this book provides a definitive statement of the law relating to UK merger control following the wide-ranging changes to the merger control system being introduced by the Enterprise Act, during the second half of 2003
Book Synopsis UK Merger Control by : Jonathan Parker
Download or read book UK Merger Control written by Jonathan Parker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a fully up-to-date, comprehensive guide to the law, economics and practice of UK merger control law. This guide presents an integrated legal and economic assessment of the substantive appraisal of mergers and examines in detail the following topics: the history of the Enterprise Act and its development from the Fair Trading Act; the various regulatory bodies that form the institutional structure of the UK merger control regime; enterprises subject to merger control regulation and the jurisdictional thresholds of the Enterprise Act; the relationship of the Enterprise Act with the European Merger Regulation; public interest mergers and the role of the Secretary of State; and merger remedies. All recent legislative developments including the merger of the OFT and the Competition Commission and the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, as well as all relevant case since the first edition of the magisterial text are explored.
Book Synopsis Review of a Request by FirstGroup Plc for a Variation to the Undertakings Given Following Its Acquisition of the Scottish Passenger Rail Franchise by : Great Britain. Competition Commission
Download or read book Review of a Request by FirstGroup Plc for a Variation to the Undertakings Given Following Its Acquisition of the Scottish Passenger Rail Franchise written by Great Britain. Competition Commission and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this report (released online in 2010), the Competition Commission (CC) has permitted FirstGroup to vary undertakings it gave when it took over the Scottish rail franchise in 2004. The changes will allow FirstGroup to withdraw seven loss-making bus routes and modify a further eight covered by the undertakings in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Of the services being withdrawn, five are in Edinburgh and two in Glasgow; all the routes being modified are in Glasgow. The CC has also refused permission for FirstGroup to modify one other route in Glasgow. The CC has allowed the changes having been satisfied that there is no reasonable prospect of the routes becoming profitable. The CC has found that FirstGroup's proposals have not been made for the purpose of switching passengers from bus to rail services, which was the concern identified in 2004. The changes will not therefore undermine the purpose of the original undertakings. Alternative bus services are available on the parts of routes concerned -many of these services are operated by FirstGroup and will remain controlled by the undertakings.
Book Synopsis First Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2005-06 by : Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Download or read book First Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2005-06 written by Great Britain: Foreign and Commonwealth Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication sets out the Government's response to the Committee's report (HC 574, session 2005-06 (ISBN 0215027590) on the eighth annual report by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ('Human Rights Annual Report 2005', Cm. 6606, ISBN 0101660626). Issues discussed in the report include: the international legal framework and the work of international institutions; the war against terrorism and treatment of detainees in Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary rendition and the use of information derived from torture, the situation in Iraq and the trial of Saddam Hussein; the arms trade and military assistance, and corporate social responsibility. Amongst the Government's responses, it disagrees with the concerns the Committee raised over i) the fact that the Minister responsible for human rights issues is also the Minister of State for Trade, roles that the Committee found to be often contradictory; and ii) the decision to subsume human rights work into the more general category of sustainable development.
Book Synopsis National Express Group Plc and the Greater Anglia Franchise by : Great Britain. Competition Commission
Download or read book National Express Group Plc and the Greater Anglia Franchise written by Great Britain. Competition Commission and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dated November 2004
Book Synopsis Introduction to EU Competition Law by : Peter Willis
Download or read book Introduction to EU Competition Law written by Peter Willis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introductory but thorough guide to EU competition law, covering the underlying economics, and the key substantive areas of anticompetitive agreements (Article 81), abuses of dominance (Article 82), the application to the most common types of commercial agreement, state aids, state measures limiting competition and mergers. It also examines the procedures under which the relevant competition authorities apply the rules, private enforcement of the rules before the courts, and minimising risk by implementing a compliance programme. The emphasis is practical rather than theoretical: the authors are practitioners in the field of competition law and economics, with many years’ individual and collective experience in the area. This will be an essential reference tool for practitioners, academics and students of EU Competition Law.
Book Synopsis The First ScotRail Passenger Rail Franchise by : Audit Scotland
Download or read book The First ScotRail Passenger Rail Franchise written by Audit Scotland and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Introduction to Competition Law by : Piet Jan Slot
Download or read book An Introduction to Competition Law written by Piet Jan Slot and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to serve as a first acquaintance with competition law. It aims to reach a broad range of readers: students, teachers in further and higher education, officials and practising lawyers who are not usually faced with competition law issues in their working lives. This second edition has been fully updated in the light of the latest developments, and covers both EU and UK competition law along with an introduction to the EU rules on State Aid. It provides insight into the combined system of EU and UK competition law, providing a broad range of examples for the three main subjects – the prohibition of cartels, the prohibition of the abuse of a position of dominance and the supervision of concentrations (ie mergers and acquisitions). Those examples are drawn from European and UK practice. These greatly enhance the exposition of the general principles, taking into account recent legislative and judicial developments.
Book Synopsis Stagecoach and Scottish Citylink by : Great Britain. Competition Commission
Download or read book Stagecoach and Scottish Citylink written by Great Britain. Competition Commission and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission's transport merger inquiry examines the implications for market competition from the joint venture undertaken between Stagecoach Bus Ltd and Braddell plc in relation to the Scottish bus and coach businesses operating under the brands of megabus, Motivator and Scottish Citylink. The report concludes that the joint venture is likely to result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the supply of scheduled coach services in the Saltire Cross route group (Glasgow-Aberdeen and Edinburgh-Inverness coach routes crossing at Perth) and recommends a divestment remedy to address the SLC identified.
Book Synopsis Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK by : Barry J. Rodger
Download or read book Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK written by Barry J. Rodger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK provides a focused guide to the main provisions and policies at issue in the EU and UK, including topics such as enforcement, abuse of dominance, anti-competitive agreements, cartels, mergers, and market investigations. The book’s contents are tailored to cover all major topics in competition law teaching, and the authors’ clear and accessible writing style offers an engaging and easy to follow overview of the subject for course use. The fifth edition provides a full update for this well-established title, presenting and contextualising the impact of key cases, as well as changes to enforcement practice, and at a legislative and institutional level. There are new, separate chapters in this edition on private enforcement and UK market investigations to reflect the increasing significance of these key areas of competition law practice. Competition Law and Policy in the EU and UK integrates useful pedagogical features to help clarify topics and reinforce important points: chapter overviews and summaries highlight the key points to take away from each chapter to structure student learning discussion questions facilitate self-testing and seminar discussions of the major issues covered in each chapter, to help reinforce understanding of these topics further reading lists additional resources in order to guide research and develop subject knowledge a new glossary provides succinct explanations of competition law terminology, ideal for those studying the topic for the first time Clear, focused and student-friendly, this title offers a comprehensive resource for students taking competition law courses, and is supported online by updates to the law offered on Angus MacCulloch’s blog, Who’s Competing (http://whoscompeting.wordpress.com/).
Book Synopsis Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK by : Barry Rodger
Download or read book Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK written by Barry Rodger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10-03 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Competition law, at both the EC and UK levels, plays an important and ever-increasing role in regulating the conduct of businesses. Based on the premise that open and fair competition is good for both consumers and businesses, competition law prevents businesses from entering into anti-competitive agreements and from abusing their dominant market position. Competition Law and Policy in the EC and UK looks at how competition law affects business, including: co-ordinated actions; pricing behaviour; take-overs and mergers; and state subsidies. It provides a clear guide to and outline of the general policies behind, and the main provisions of EC and UK competition law. Information is presented within a structured framework, complete with a glossary of useful terminology. This fourth edition has been revised and updated to take into account developments since publication of the previous edition, including expanded coverage of the regulation of cartels, the development of private enforcement, the consideration of IP issues in Microsoft, and extended discussion of UK competition Law.
Book Synopsis New Developments in UK and EU Competition Policy by : Roger Clarke
Download or read book New Developments in UK and EU Competition Policy written by Roger Clarke and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major developments have recently taken place in competition and antitrust policy in both the UK and EU. Following an informative overview, this timely book presents authoritative accounts of recent changes and clear analyses of current policy. As well as discussing new developments in policy towards monopolies, mergers, cartels and state aids, it features chapters on the treatment of vertical restraints and regulated industries. The book also includes a discussion of the relationship between competition policy and intellectual property rights, and concludes with a forward-looking assessment.
Book Synopsis Themes and trends in regulatory reform by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Regulatory Reform Committee
Download or read book Themes and trends in regulatory reform written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Regulatory Reform Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Themes and trends in regulatory Reform : Ninth report of session 2008-09, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence
Book Synopsis Britain's Railways 1997-2005 by : Terence Richard Gourvish
Download or read book Britain's Railways 1997-2005 written by Terence Richard Gourvish and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's leading railway historian provides a critical examination of the Blair governments' involvement in the rail industry from 1997 as they attempted to deal with the UK's fragmented, privatized railways. The book focuses particularly on the work of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA), and considers the role of individuals --John Prescott, Stephen Byers, Alistair Darling, Sir Alastair Morton, and Richard Bowker--and events--the Hatfield accident (2000), the demise of Railtrack (2001-2), and the funding crisis of 2003-4--in the shaping of emerging policy. The book was commissioned by the SRA, and written with access to government files. Dr. Gourvish argues that the establishment of the SRA as a Non-Departmental Public Board proved largely unsuccessful. It produced tensions with the industry's existing institutions--Railtrack/Network Rail, the operating companies and the economic regulator. There were some gains from the experiment, notably the rescue of the West Coast Main Line project. However, it remains to be seen whether by winding up the SRA and taking responsibility for strategy and funding back into its own hands the Department for Transport has resolved the problem of managing a fragmented industry. This important book is essential reading for those concerned with, and interested in, railway policy, both in the UK and elsewhere in the world.
