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Byline: SEAN SILCOFF, Staff Lead Britain's competition regulator is warning Dye & Durham Ltd.'s recent acquisition of a rival British legal software provider could drive up costs for domestic home [...]

This month there have been some major developments in initiatives to amend UK competition and merger control rules. First, the UK Government has announced which reforms to the UK competition [...]

Post-Brexit, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing complex international transactions in parallel with the European Commission (EC). The authorities generally coordinate with each other when carrying out [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-June 21, 2022-: Dar Lighting fined £1.5 million for illegally preventing online price discounts (C)1994-2022 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:21062022 The CMA has issued millions of pounds worth of fines in [...]

On 7 June 2022, the CMA issued a statement of objections (SO) concerning alleged horizontal and vertical price fixing in relation to certain Rangers FC-branded clothing products by Elite Sports, [...]

On April 20, 2022, the UK government announced wide-ranging reforms to UK competition and consumer law policy, including significant threshold changes to the UK merger control regime. In particular, while [...]

On March 29, 2022, global container handling equipment providers [Cargotec and Konecranes] abandoned their proposed $5 billion merger after the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the U.S. [...]

EU - ADVERTISING AND MARKETING (AND OTHERS) In September 2021, the CMA released the Green Claims Code, which sets out new guidance for businesses marketing goods and services as environmentally-friendly. [...]

CMA accepts Google's commitments on removing third-party cookies from Chrome The UK Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') has concludedits investigation of Google's Privacy Sandbox tools. The investigation concerned Google's proposals [...]

The UK CMA has launched a market study into music and streaming services focusing on how the music streaming value chain operates. The study will consider i) the supply of [...]

The CMA has now published its recommendations to the Secretary of State, setting out its assessment of what the future Vertical Agreement Block Exemption Order ('VABEO') should look like. The [...]

As interest in, and demand for, sustainable goods and services continue to increase rapidly, so too has the volume of statements, assertions and claims, often in the context of advertising, [...]

Against the background of the UK's aim to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2050 and an increasing awareness of climate change and other ESG issues impacting consumer choices BCL partner, [...]

Byline: ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON -- Lead LONDON British regulators want new rules to foster competition in digital advertising markets and rein in the industry's dominant players, Google and Facebook. The [...]

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently issued a consultation on its draft guidance for businesses that market their products and services as being 'green' or 'eco-friendly' (Guidance). The [...]

On 17 June 2021, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a consultation on its proposals for the replacement of the retained Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) in [...]

The announcement on 30 June that the Subsidy Control Bill has been introduced into the UK Parliament is a very welcome development for those who have been waiting for the [...]

In January this year, the CMA published a research paper on the potential impact of the use of algorithms from a competition and consumer perspective. The CMA says that the [...]

After launching its investigation into environmental claims last November 2020, the CMA has now published draft guidance to help businesses understand and comply with their existing consumer law obligations when [...]

The ethical consumer market in the UK has increased four-fold since 1999, and now is conservatively estimated at over £40bn per annum. Consumers are actively changing their behaviours in favour [...]

On May 19, 2021, the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') and the Information Commissioner's Office ('ICO') published a joint statement setting out their shared views on the relationship [...]

As we now know, it was at least partly as a result of Mike Ashley's vociferous complaints, that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the proposed acquisition by J.D [...]

The question What enforcement options are available against marketers who use fake reviews to promote their goods or services? Key takeaway The Committee of Advertising Practice's (CAP) guidance reminds marketers [...]

The UK Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) - an initiative between the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Ofcom and, from 1 April 2021, the Financial [...]

Across the globe, an increasing number of international regulators have opened inquiries or adopted new rules and regulations to address competition law concerns about digital platforms and digital markets. Whilst [...]

While 2021 remains marked by uncertainty due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is set to be another busy year for the Irish merger control regime. The [...]

Britain's competition regulator should have an enhanced role, becoming a new consumer champion, according to an government-commissioned report led by John Penrose MP. The Penrose Report Mr Penrose was invited [...]

COVID-19 has reshaped the retail sector. As stores are forced to close, temporarily due to lockdown or permanently to reduce costs, many retailers have decided to move online, exclusively or [...]

This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant changes in merger control regimes in 2020. In this Update, we review: (i) changes in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, [...]

Most favoured nation clauses (MFNs) are once again in the competition law spotlight. On 19 November 2020 the CMA announced a £17,910,062 fine for price comparison website Compare The Market [...]

On 21 April 2020 the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) dismissed a challenge by Ecolab, Inc of the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA's) decision in its final report on Ecolab's completed [...]

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. [...]

This update provides a quick overview of some key competition activity in the areas of Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) and digital markets. This is relevant to suppliers and retailers of [...]

On November 27, the UK Government announced the introduction of a new regulatory regime for digital platforms to be overseen by a dedicated Digital Markets Unit from April 2021. This [...]

At a glance The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently taken action against companies that have not complied with market investigation orders and undertakings across a range of industries. [...]

LONDON -- The following information was released by the UK Government: Following CMA action, payday lender Shelby Finance has written off loans and apologised to customers after not providing them [...]

On April 17, 2020, the CMA provisionally cleared Amazon's investment in Depveroo in pght of the deterioration in Depveroo's financial position caused by COVID-19. The CMA has provisionally concluded that [...]

Despite unprecedented efforts to support industry, the Covid-19 outbreak will continue to challenge businesses, and it appears inevitable that a growing number will fail as a result. Although many companies [...]

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is strengthening its approach to merger control as it prepares for its new status as a global enforcer with expanded jurisdiction. Following the [...]

The recent case of Roche/Spark1, in which Gibson Dunn acted for Spark, shows that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (the 'CMA') is willing to intervene in transactions on the [...]

On 23 October, the UK competition authority (the CMA) publicised its decision to fine three firms (and certain parent companies) a total of more than £36 million for an infringement [...]

As the deadline for Brexit is getting closer and with increasing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit, we set out below how a transaction might become reviewable by the UK Competition [...]