The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 is likely to be a watershed in UK competition law. There will be some immediate changes including...more
New measures, announced on 21 June 2020, will allow the UK Government to intervene in relation to transactions involving businesses with "critical capabilities" to help combat public health emergencies, such as...more
Competition/antitrust laws generally require rival firms to operate on the market independently of each other and tolerate cooperation between competitors only in limited circumstances where any resulting loss of competition...more
Yesterday the House of Lords published a report into the UK’s digital advertising market. It includes: a call for a CMA study into whether the market is working fairly for businesses and consumers; proposals for enhancing...more
The UK Government has set out a bold vision for a post-Brexit world: The UK as a global pivot; a strategic partnership with the EU; an enduring and perhaps an even more “special” relationship with the U.S.
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3/28/2017
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First director disqualification: UK focus on pursuing individuals as well as companies for breach of competition law -
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has secured its first disqualification of a director of a...more
1/18/2017
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