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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2008

SJ Berwin´s Community Week

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The latest edition of SJ Berwin's Community Week is now available. It includes articles on the EU's response to the current financial crisis and the Lloyds TSB/HBOS merger.

United KingdomAntitrust/Competition Law
SJ Berwin'S EU & Competition Team
SJ Berwin'S EU & Competition Team

The latest edition of Community Week is now available on our website.

To access this week's edition, please click on the following link:

SJ Berwin's Community Week Issue 394

The articles covered this week are:

EU developments

European Commission makes statement on the current financial crisis and promises further guidance on bank recapitalisations and guarantee schemes

UK developments

BERR sets out its reasoning in relation to the "stability in the UK financial system" public interest consideration and its intervention in the Lloyds TSB/HBOS merger

OFT paper discusses the elements of an optimum competition enforcement regime

Review of past Enterprise Act merger decisions to be conducted

German developments

German Federal Cartel Office terminates an investigation into six regional gas providers after consumer benefits are offered

Other sector developments of note

EFTA Authority issues first pure competition and commitments decision

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