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The ability of big companies to use armies of lawyers to prevent regulators from introducing consumer-friendly measures will
stanley germany be curbed after the chancellor s autumn statement promised to make appeals quicker and easier.Legal action and threats of litigation against the media and telecoms watchdog Ofcom in particular have held up the auction the new 4G mobile spectrum, overthrown a long battle to force BSkyB to share its sports and films programming with other channels, and delayed cuts to the cost of calling a mobile phone.The government on W
stanley uk ednesday promised three new measures, designed to minimise the burden of economic regulation , including reviewing the appeals processes to make challenges to decisions by watchdogs quicker and easier .There will also be incentives to encourage watchdogs to intervene more readily where markets are failing to deliver for consumers, and there will be greater transparency on their fees.It is understood the government wants the appeals process to change so spurious challenges can be rapidly weeded out and genuine complaints dealt with more quickly.The changes, which will be set out in detail in spring by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, apply to all economic regulators includin
stanley cup g Ofgem for electricity and gas, Ofwat for water and sewerage, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Office of Rail Regulation.Ofcom has been particularly vocal about the need for change. Its chief executive Ed Richards said earli
