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LAWYER INTERVIEW: Mission impossible?
(From The Lawyer)
Office of Fair Trading chair Philip Collins wants to turn around the embattled regulator. Can he do it? By Donna Sawyer
Philip Collins is braver than most. The 58-year-old veteran competition lawyer has courageously traded in a relatively quiet spell at a US firm to take on one of the toughest remits in the City - the role of chairman of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
Collins is taking the reins at a time when the troubled regulator has taken an unprecedented battering in the public arena. Recently, the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts slammed the regulator for its high turnover of lawyers and for its financial ...
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...John Vickers will leave the organisation in October. Philip Collins, a senior partner at law firm Lovells, will take over for...executive, currently filled by Vickers, will be split. The OFT will soon begin its search for a new chief executive. Copyright...
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- Mandelson announces re-appointment of OFT Chairman.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 18, 2008 700+ words
...announced the re-appointment of Philip Collins as Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Philip Collins was originally appointed Chairman...continue to be of great benefit to the OFT." Philip Collins said: "I am honoured to be re...
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 21, 2005 700+ words
...Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Philip Collins, presently a senior...appointment of Philip Collins as the new Chair of...Fair Trading. The OFT has a very important...the future." Philip Collins said: "The OFT's work is vital for...
- OFT names trustees as part of the Independent Schools Settlement.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 22, 2006 700+ words
...The trust is independent of the schools and of the OFT. Schools will make equal annual instalment payments...the trust have been appointed by the Chairman of the OFT, Philip Collins. 6. The OFT started its consultation on the proposed appointment...
- OFT invites nominations for trustees as part of the agreed resolution of the...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire September 28, 2006 700+ words
...September 2006-UK Government: OFT invites nominations for trustees...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28092006 The OFT is inviting nominations of suitable...appointed by the Chairman of the OFT, Philip Collins. 6. The participation of two of...
- Metropolitan Police joins forces with OFT to tackle economic crime.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire August 10, 2006 700+ words
...scams is a priority for the OFT. OFT research shows that nearly half the...fraudsters. The Chairman of the OFT, Philip Collins, will be giving an opening address...members of our communities. The OFT is committed to working in partnership...
- OFT in Scotland marks first year by raising awareness of consumer and...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 19, 2008 700+ words
...prize draws or psychic scams. The OFT is also undertaking two days of...Consumer Direct Scotland. Today, OFT chairman Philip Collins is giving the Comiston speech to...Edinburgh, and with Amelia Fletcher OFT Chief Economist, is addressing...