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Imperial defends pricing practice in appeal against OFT’s tobacco-cartel decision

By Lewis Crofts ( September 21, 2011, 12:40 GMT | Insight) -- Imperial Tobacco is today challenging a UK competition authority decision which levied 225 million pounds of fines on manufacturers and retailers for meddling with the pricing of cigarettes. Kicking off a 12-week court hearing, Imperial argued that the sector’s strict regulation meant its pricing practices were legal and logical. Judges probed the nature of its trading agreements with retailers, and how much Imperial could “infer” the pricing of its rival Gallaher.London – Cigarette-maker Imperial is today appearing in a London courtroom to challenge a UK competition authority decision which levied 225 million pounds of fines on manufacturers and retailers for meddling with the pricing of tobacco products. Kicking off a 12-week hearing, Imperial argued that the sector was highly regulated and that its pricing practices were legal and logical....

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