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The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its decisions to revoke: From 27 August, Specific Direction 2, which requires all central infrastructure for Bacs to be competitively procured (and Specific Direction 2a...more
The appointed representatives regime has been around longer than many of us might realise, having been introduced in 1986, and so predating our beloved Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) by some years. No doubt,...more
- What is new: Preliminary findings from the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) market study of premium finance, which focuses on motor and home insurance, highlight concerns about affordability, value and transparency,...more
The European Commission (“Commission”) issued its first opinion regarding the compatibility of a sustainability agreement with competition rules for the agricultural sector on July 14. The Commission’s opinion is a milestone...more
- What is new: Merger control is becoming increasingly more complex as policy and geopolitical priorities shift across the globe. - Why it matters: These developments increase the unpredictability of multijurisdictional...more
Pharma: Reform of the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation; German Medical Research Act enacted fostering R&D also including confidentiality of drug prices; France adopts standard CTA clauses; UK easing clinical trials; Devices:...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has recently announced the launch of a new market study into the civil engineering sector, which will focus on the supply of roads and railways (excluding HS2). This fits...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its 2024/25 competitiveness and growth report, setting out how it has advanced its secondary competitiveness and growth objective (SCGO). The SCGO was introduced...more
Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more
The Civil Justice Council (“CJC”) is a statutory advisory public body tasked with reviewing the civil justice system and making recommendations on its development. Its Final Report responds to the previous government’s...more
The UK government has issued the final version of its “strategic steer” to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), directing the authority to act in a way that prioritises growth and encourages investment in the UK. ...more
JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its decision to review the remaining SME Banking Undertakings 2002 and has launched its consultation seeking views on whether the undertakings need to be updated....more
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its consultation CP25/1 on potential remedies to address findings following the PSR's final report (published on 6 March) on its review of card schemes and processing fees....more
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a call for evidence seeking feedback on its approach to merger remedies. This is one of a number of initiatives that signal a shift towards what is intended to be...more
Hot on the heels of the UK government’s February 2025 draft "strategic steer", the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new Mergers Charter. The Charter details principles the CMA will apply when engaging...more
2024 saw a significant increase in overall global fines for antitrust enforcement, with total penalties for the jurisdictions surveyed in our report at USD6.7 billion, over double that of 2023 (USD2.9bn) and substantially...more
Key provisions of the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will come into force on 6 April 2025 What's happening? The UK government has published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024...more
On 19 December 2024, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT") handed down its judgment in the first opt-out class action to proceed through to a full trial under the UK antitrust class action regime1. This stand-alone, opt-out...more
Potential issues identified from stakeholder feedback to the FCA and PSR call for information include insufficient competition between digital wallets and between payment systems within digital wallets. The majority of...more
On 3 February 2025, the UK Government responded to a petition (filed by video games users) for the UK government to update existing consumer law to prohibit video games publishers from retiring/disabling video games (and...more
On 5 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect collusion in public procurement by scanning and analysing bidding data at scale....more
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
COMPETITION - Commission clears acquisition of I.D.C. by Valeo Foods (M.11725) - Midday Express...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. James Webber (partner based in London) and Jess Bowring (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more