Willmer LJ said that a particular agreement did not involve the acceptance of restrictions: ‘This, in the picturesque phrase used by [counsel for the Association], did not have the effect of closing any door that was previously open to the contractors; its effect was merely to open a door through which the selected contractor might pass.’
Judges:
Willmer LJ
Citations:
(1963) LR 3RP 462
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – The Football Association Premier League Limited, The Football Association Limited, The Football League Limited (And Their Respective Member Clubs) v British Sky Broadcasting Limited, British Broadcasting Limited RPC 28-Jul-1999
Agreements had been made controlling the broadcasting of football matches. The director general sought to challenge them as restrictive practices, since the individual clubs had signed away their right themselves to arrange for the broadcasting of . .
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Updated: 02 June 2022; Ref: scu.182971
