OFT for the First Time Uses Its 'Fast Track' Merger Referral ProcedureTom Bainbridge,Matt Evans,Frances Murphy, March 11, 2011
On 2 March 2011, the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) made a'fast-track' reference to the Competition Commission (CC) of the travel agency joint venture proposed by Thomas Cook, Co-operative Group, and Midlands Co-operative Society. This is the first time the OFT has used this procedure since it...