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New Guidance UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

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UK merger control to see faster reviews and clarified jurisdictional tests

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its mergers guidance on jurisdiction and procedure (CMA2) and its mergers notice template....more

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New Guidance on Fake Reviews in the UK - What Consumer Businesses Need to Know Under the DMCC Act 2024

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The UK Government has issued important guidance on fake reviews, clarifying new obligations for businesses under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the “DMCC Act”)....more

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Coming clean - CMA launches consultation on updates to cartel leniency guidance

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On 29 April 2025, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched a consultation inviting views on proposed changes to its guidance on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases (the “Consultation”)....more

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Shifting Sands – Recent Developments in UK Merger Control

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking significant steps to update its approach to merger control following both the coming into force of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act on 1...more

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New UK Consumer Protection Regime to go live 6 April 2025

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The CMA' s new enforcement powers granted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ("DMCCA") come in to force on 6 April 2025, bringing major change to the consumer protection regime. Provisions relating...more

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Navigating the New UK Antitrust Landscape

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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a suite of guidance documents that set out how it intends to exercise its powers under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (Act). The Act, which...more

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CMA Hits Accelerator on Enforcement of UK Labour Markets

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Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan....more

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Antitrust and Sustainability: EU, UK and US Take Divergent Enforcement Approaches

On October 12, 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its final Green Agreements Guidance (Guidance). The Guidance is designed to help businesses seeking to collaborate on environmental sustainability...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q3 2023

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UNITED STATES - Proposed Merger Guidelines Outline Fundamental Change of Approach to Merger Investigation and Enforcement - On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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Environmental sustainability agreements: final UK guidance to cooperating competitors

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final Green Agreements Guidance on how UK antitrust rules apply to green cooperation agreements between competitors (UK Green Guidance). The UK Green Guidance...more

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Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

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Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

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Antitrust and information exchange: a new framework for analysis in the EU and UK

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The European Commission (EC) and the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have published new guidance on the assessment of cooperation between competitors. For the EU, this is contained in revised Guidelines on...more

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The Competition and Markets Authority Issues New Guidance on Avoiding Anti Competitive Behaviour for Employers

The Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has published new guidance for UK employers on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour. The aim of this is to ensure staff are paid fairly for their work and can opt to move...more

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New antitrust rules for distribution agreements in the UK

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On 12 July 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority published final guidance for its new antitrust rules governing vertical agreements. The new rules provide additional flexibility for the design of distribution...more

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6 Sustainability Takeaways in EU Antitrust & Regulatory - December 2021

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Truly Green? CMA Continues to Evolve Guidance and Metrics for Companies’ Environmental Claims - The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) Green Claims Code (the Code) and final guidance (the Guidance) on...more

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Latest developments on the Article 22 EUMR referral mechanism: the only thing that's certain is the uncertainty

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The European Commission ("EC") is shifting its approach with respect to the referral mechanism under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 (the "EUMR") and now – at least in certain circumstances – encourages...more

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Revised Merger Assessment Guidelines Codify UK Interventionist Approach to Dynamic Markets

The U.K.’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has released new merger assessment guidelines that confirm the U.K. regulator’s intensified approach to merger control.1 The guidelines largely codify the CMA’s recent output,...more

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ESG Regulation Watch: UK Developments

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In November 2020, the UK government published a road map (the Roadmap) towards mandatory climate-related disclosures across all sectors of the UK economy aligned with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related...more

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U.K. Competition & Markets Authority Publishes Important Brexit Guidance

In anticipation of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU on December 31 (‘Brexit’), the Competition and Markets Authority (the ‘CMA’) published its guidance on the expected changes to U.K. competition law regime. The guidance...more

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The CMA publishes new guidance on merger control in a time of COVID-19: business as usual?

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The CMA has published new guidance on its approach to merger assessments during the Coronavirus pandemic, confirming that it does not intend to change either merger control assessments or deadlines, despite the outbreak....more

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CMA Issues New Guidance on Merger Assessment During COVID-19 Pandemic

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The guidance includes a refresher on “failing firm” defence claims, for which the CMA will maintain a high bar. On 22 April 2020 the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published guidance on its assessment of...more

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FCA and PSR Support CMA’s Guidance on Business Cooperation Under Competition Law

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The CMA recognises that businesses may need to cooperate to ensure supply of essential products and services during the COVID-19 outbreak. On 27 March 2020, the FCA and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) announced their...more

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The Implications Of Brexit On The Competition Law Landscape: Key Takeaways From The CMA’s ‘Guidance On The Functions Of The CMA...

The UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union (the “EU”) as of 11 p.m. on 31 January 2020 (“Exit Day”). A ‘transition period’ will run from Exit Day until 11 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (the “Transition Period”)....more

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The CMA issues guidance on requests for internal documents in merger investigations

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Competition authorities around the world typically place considerable weight on parties' internal documents when assessing the potential effects of a merger. Such documents, many of which can pre-date the companies' decision...more

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Land Agreements and Competition Law: Lessons From Recent CMA Guidance

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Businesses should review land agreements to avoid infringing competition law. Many UK businesses operate from, or handle property governed by, some form of land agreement. These land agreements can include agreements for...more

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