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British court dismisses Alstom's complaint against Eurostar

British court dismisses Alstom's complaint against Eurostar

The High Court in London has dismissed French Alstom's bid to block the purchase of Siemens trains by Eurostar. The judge said that Alstom did not have a "serious case."

By News Wires (text)
 

AFP - French engineering giant Alstom failed on Friday in a court bid to prevent cross-Channel train operator Eurostar from buying trains made by its German rival Siemens.
  
Judge Geoffrey Vos said in his ruling at the High Court in London: "I dismiss Alstom's application."
  
Alstom, which makes French high-speed TGV trains, filed the complaint in London, where Eurostar is based, to attempt to force the suspension of a deal for 10 high-speed trains worth around 600 million euros (835 million dollars).
  
The judge said Alstom did not have a "serious case" and that granting a suspension "would be against the public interest."

Date created : 29/10/2010 
Comments (1)

Eurostar purchases

by mike (not verified) - 30/10/2010 - 08:55

Open competition in supply of products and services to the public and to corporations is in the interest of the consumer. Its high time that monopolists in Europe be denied their abuse of the market.

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