The Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, has issued a European intervention notice in relation to News Corp's proposal to acquire the shares that it does not already own in BSkyB.

On 24 November 2010, the Cabinet Office published a consultation document (the "Consultation Document") setting out various options for changing the time limits for bringing proceedings relating to breaches of the public procurement rules.

On 24 March 2011, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (the 'CAT') handed down judgment on six further appeals against the level of fines imposed by the OFT on construction firms for engaging in cover pricing.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal's ('CAT') judgment finding fault with the Competition Commission's ('CC') report into the supply of airport services by BAA (the 'Report') has been overturned this week by the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by two flower importers to bring a US-style class damages action against British Airways ('BA') alleging anticompetitive conduct by BA which inflated air cargo prices.

The OFT has referred the acquisition by Kerry Foods Limited of the frozen ready meals business of Headland Food Limited to the CC under the Enterprise Act 2002.

On 8 February 2011, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred Stena AB's completed acquisition of two Irish Sea ferry services from DFDS A/S to the Competition Commission (CC).

The Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') supported by Ofwat, has launched a market study into the market for the treatment of organic waste.

According to data disclosed under a Freedom of Information Act request, the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') accepted every one of the 25 leniency applications it received in 2010 compared with only 13 of the 15 applications it received in 2009.

On 25 February 2011, the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') issued a Statement of Objections ('SO') to CH Jones, alleging that it had abused a dominant position in the market for bunker fuel cards services, contrary to the Chapter II prohibition of the Competition Act and Article 102 of the TFEU.

The OFT is to review the specific competition regulatory rules relating to the sale of domestic electrical goods in the UK.

On 20 June 2011, the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') announced that it was going to refer the anticipated acquisition by BATS Trading Limited of Chi-X Europe Limited to the Competition Commission ('CC') for further regulatory scrutiny in accordance with its powers under the Enterprise Act 2002.

On 8 April 2011 the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') published the text of a request for the referral of the UK aspects of Aditya Birla Group's proposed acquisition of Columbian Chemicals Acquisition LLC to the European Commission ('Commission').

Following an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal ('CAT') by Ryanair, the Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') has put on hold a decision as to whether or not to refer Ryanair's minority stake in Aer Lingus for further phase II investigation.

The Office of Fair Trading ('OFT') announced on 19 November 2010 that it was referring the proposed acquisition of the titanate and zirconate business of Johnson Matthey by Dorf Ketal Chemicals to the Competition Commission (the "CC").

The Competition Commission ('CC') has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Sector Treasury Services Limited ('STS') of Butlers (a trading division of ICAP plc) which provides treasury management advisory ('TMA') services.

The OFT has referred to the CC the anticipated acquisition by Ratcliff Palfinger Limited of the commercial vehicle tail lifts spare parts business of Ross & Bonnyman Limited.

The newly published National Infrastructure Plan 2010 ('NIP') has been heralded as the first ever infrastructure plan for the UK.

Thomas Cook, Co-operative Group ('CGL') and Midlands Co-operative Society ('Midlands') have requested that the OFT fast track their proposed joint venture, under which the parties intend to merge their travel agency and retail call centre businesses.

Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued proposals to merge the competition and market investigation functions of the two main UK competition bodies: the Competition Commission ('CC') and Office of Fair Trading ('OFT').