Useful Links

UK Competition Authorities

• Office of Fair Trading (OFT)

Regulators

• Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
• Financial Services Authority (FSA)
• Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (OFGEM)
• Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (OFREG)
• Office of Communications (OFCOM)
• Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
• The Postal Services Commission (POSTCOMM)
• Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT)

Courts

Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) is a specialist judicial body with cross-disciplinary expertise in law, economics, business and accountancy whose function is to hear and decide cases involving competition or economic regulatory issues.

The Court of Appeal has been described as the engine room of our judicial system in England and Wales. It hears appeals in all our leading cases in civil and family justice. Its judges are concerned with upholding the rule of law

The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal in the UK for civil cases. It hears appeals in criminal cases from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It hears cases of the greatest public or constitutional importance affecting the whole population.

International Competition Network

• The ICN provides competition authorities with a specialized yet informal venue for maintaining regular contacts and addressing practical competition concerns.
• EU Competition Authority - European Commission

UK Government and other public bodies

• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
• Department for Transport (DfT)
• The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Consumer advice

• Consumer Direct: Consumer Direct is the government-funded telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Consumer Direct is funded by the Office of Fair Trading and delivered in partnership with Local Authority Trading Standards Services.
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Financial Ombudsman Scheme: Provides consumers with free independent advice for resolving disputes with financial firms.
• Competition Pro Bono Scheme: Offers some free legal advice to individuals and businesses who believe that their rights under competition law have been infringed or who are concerned that they may be infringing.