On 10 October, the EU Council of Ministers adopted the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT).

On 18 October, the European Commission began unannounced inspections at European banks, as part of an investigation into a suspected cartel in relation to derivative products linked to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).

On 19 October, the Commission announced that it had imposed fines of €128.7 million on three producers of special glass used to make cathode ray tubes (CRT).

On 9 September, the General Court upheld (not available in English) the fines imposed on Deltafina and Alliance One for their participation in the Italian raw tobacco cartel.

The European Commission has published a staff working paper providing a broad overview of the ECJ's case law on the application of public procurement law to relations between contracting authorities, and the conclusions that the Commission has drawn from it.

On 17 October, the European Commission adopted a series of measures to increase the transparency of competition investigations.

On 20 September, the European Commission published commitments offered by IBM to remedy concerns that IBM may have abused a dominant position in the market for parts and technical information necessary for the maintenance of IBM mainframe hardware and software.

State aid rules usually prohibit institutions from acquiring competitors following the receipt of state funds.

On 14 October, Ofgem published a summary of its proposals for reform of the energy market.

On 17 October, the OFT announced that it had closed its investigation into a suspected agreement and/or concerted practice between sports goods retailers JJB and Sports Direct.

On 8 September, the OFT issued a call for evidence, responding to reports of significant increases in private motor insurance premiums in the UK.

Published on 28 March 2014, the new Directive 2014/24 replaces Directive 2004/18 when it comes into force today, 17 April 2014.

On 4 October, the ECJ issued its long-awaited preliminary ruling in the Karen Murphy case, on the restriction of broadcasting rights on a territorial basis.

On 19 October, the European Commission proposed a Regulation on guidelines for trans- European infrastructure.

On 20 October, the Commission issued a proposal for a new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) to replace the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6.

On 20 October, the Commission issued a proposal for a new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) to replace the Market Abuse Directive 2003/6.

On 12 October, the Commission announced that it had issued a decision fining Pacific Fruit €8.9 million for its involvement in an agreement with Chiquita to fix the prices of bananas in Southern Europe from July 2004 to April 2005.

The Commission announced on 21 October that it is investigating whether contractual arrangements between Johnson & Johnson and Novartis may have breached Article 101 by hindering the entry of generic versions of the painkiller Fentanyl onto the Dutch market.

On 21 October, the OFT announced that it had referred to the Competition Commission the market for the supply of statutory audit services to large companies in the UK.

Following last year's Jackson reforms, the Ministry of Justice has given consideration to amending its Court Fees.