Price Fixing

Source: news.uk.msn.com --- 28 days ago
Four past and present British Airways executives have been charged with "cartel offences" by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerning the Fixing of fuel surcharge prices on long-haul flights. The OFT said the four, including former commercial director Martin George, were charged with "having dishonestly agreed with others to make or implement arrangements which directly or indirectly fixed the Price for the supply in the UK of passenger air transport services by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways". ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 2 days ago
An investigation into Price Fixing by Jersey cabbies ends after an offer by the drivers' association. ...

Source: news.bbc.co.uk --- 28 days ago
Four current and former British Airways executives may face jail if convicted of Fixing the Price of fuel surcharges. ...

Source: online.wsj.com --- 18 days ago
Manufacturers are embracing broad new legal powers that amount to a type of Price-Fixing -- enabling them to set minimum prices on their products and force retailers to refrain from discounting. ...

Source: www.theregister.co.uk --- 1 day ago
'A jury would like to see this' New details have been released on the evidence backing a civil lawsuit against Nvidia and ATI (now owned by AMD) - evidence that allegedly indicates the two companies participated in a graphics card Price Fixing cartel.… ...

Source: news.sky.com --- 28 days ago
The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed that four past and present British Airways executives have been charged over cartel offences. ...

Source: www.ft.com --- 28 days ago
Four past and present British Airways executives are to face Price-Fixing charges in the first cartel probe to threaten managers at a leading multinational with jail ...

Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 15 days ago
Russian antitrust authorities said yesterday that miner Mechel OAO will have to cut tariffs for its coking coal by 15 per cent and pay $32-million (U.S.) for Price Fixing. Igor Artemyev, director of Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service, said Mechel would be fined 5 per cent of its annual profit and would have to cut coal prices. Mechel spokesman Ilya Zhitomirsky said the company would comply with the Price cut. Mechel's pricing practices were probed days after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin verbally attacked the coal producer for alleged Price Fixing and tax evasion. MTL (NYSE) rose 64 cents to $26.53. ...

Source: thescotsman.scotsman.com --- 27 days ago
FOUR past and present British Airways executives could face up to five years in jail after they were charged with Price-Fixing over fuel surcharges. ...

Source: www.post-gazette.com --- 28 days ago
LONDON -- One current and three former executives of British Airways PLC were charged with cartel offenses by the Office of Fair Trading today over the Fixing of fuel surcharge prices on long-haul flights. ... ...

Source: www.stltoday.com --- 7 days ago
It's amazing how American business, which sings the praises of competition, so often tries to escape market competition when it comes to its own products. ...

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 28 days ago
Four past and present British Airways executives face potential prison sentences of up to five years after being summonsed yesterday over offences relating to airline industry Price-Fixing. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 26 days ago
Royal Gazette Aug 9 2008 6:18AM GMT ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 29 days ago
Derbyshire Times Aug 6 2008 3:33PM GMT ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 27 days ago
Uzbekistan News Aug 8 2008 7:46PM GMT ...

Source: en.wikinews.org --- 26 days ago
ShakataGaNai: No source & and I dont think this is the place to be asking. {{date|August 8, 2008}} {{United Kingdom}}Four current and former [[British Airways]] (BA) employees have been charged with [[w:Price Fixing|Price Fixing]] by the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[w:Office of Fair Trading|Office of Fair Trading]] (OFT). They are the first employees of a major UK company to be prosecuted for this offense. BA have already been fined a record [[w:pound sterling|£]]270 million for their part in the scheme by authorities in both Britain and the [[United States]]. On at least six occasions, BA and [[w:Virgin Atlantic|Virgin Atlantic]] agreed to illegally fix fuel surcharge prices. BA have also paid [[w:United States dollar|US$]]136 million to settle a US class action by passengers affected by the crimes. Virgin was not prosecuted as the OFT granted the company immunity in exchange for being the whistle blower. [[Image:British Airways 757.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A British Airways [[w:Boeing 757|Boeing 757]].{{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/14564106@N05 Scott Wright]}}]] As part of a [[w:plea bargain|plea bargain]] made by the airline and the [[w:United States Department of Justice|US Department of Justice]] (DoJ), some immunity was granted against prosecution of individuals, but ten were not granted this immunity. Three former and one current executive at BA from those ten are the men charged under the [[w:Enterprise Act 2002|Enterprise A ...

Source: www.londonnet.co.uk --- 27 days ago
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been accused of Price Fixing at their London pub. read more ...

Source: www.mybulgaria.info --- 32 days ago
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Source: www.mform.co.uk --- 28 days ago
Three former British Airways executives and one current employee face the threat of jail after being charged with Price Fixing. The case involves the alleged Fixing of fuel surcharges at the airline and Virgin Atlantic between July 2004 and April 2006 BA head of sales Andrew Crawley, ex-commercial director Martin George, communications head Iain Burns and ex-head of UK and Ireland sales Alan Burnett will appear before City of London Magistrates Court on September 24th. The men have been charged with having dishonestly agreed with others to make or implement arrangements that directly or indirectly fixed the Price for the supply in the UK of passenger air transport services by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways. The move came following the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) criminal investigation in Price-Fixing on surcharges. In February, a deal between US lawmakers saw BA and Virgin provide over £100 million in refunds for customers who flew between August 11th 2004 and March 23rd 2006. Passengers will be able to apply for some of their ticket money back from 19:00 today at www.virginbapassengerrefund.com or 0800 0430 343. BA has already been fined £121.5 million by the OFT and £150 million by the US Department of Justice. In the UK, under the OFT's whistle blower policy, Virgin was granted immunity against charges. mform ...