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Friday, 23 September 2022
The CMA review found a mixed picture in terms of clinics’ compliance with consumer law and that self-funding patients are not always getting the infor...
Thursday, 08 September 2022
The CMA’s initial investigation into Morrisons’ completed purchase of McColl’s shops has found competition concerns in 35 local areas where the 2 bran...
Friday, 02 September 2022
Waitrose has agreed to rewrite several property deals after it signed land agreements which blocked other supermarkets from opening nearby....
Friday, 02 September 2022
The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition of Avast by NortonLifeLock following an in-depth merger investigation....
Thursday, 01 September 2022
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is concerned that Microsoft’s anticipated purchase of Activision Blizzard could substantially lessen compe...
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Following CMA action, NatWest is set to refund hundreds of business customers after it wrongfully forced them to open current accounts to secure a loa...
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Prior to the merger, Veolia and Suez were 2 of the largest suppliers of waste management services in the UK....
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
After CMA action, thousands of leaseholders who paid a doubled ground rent will receive refunds and 9 more companies will remove these costly terms fr...
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
An initial investigation by the CMA into an acquisition of dental practices has found competition concerns in parts of Doncaster, Yorkshire and Alfret...
Thursday, 18 August 2022
The CMA has found that the anticipated purchase of Waterlogic by Culligan could lead to a loss of competition in the supply of multifunctional taps to...
Monday, 15 August 2022
A survey of thousands of individuals and small businesses shows how well banks are looking after their customers as people face the rising cost of liv...
Monday, 08 August 2022
The OIM has taken its first decision to accept a government’s request to consider the potential impact of a proposed regulatory change, a ban on the s...
Wednesday, 03 August 2022
The CMA has concluded that Dye & Durham must sell TM Group after its in-depth investigation identified competition concerns....
Wednesday, 03 August 2022
The CMA has provisionally cleared the anticipated acquisition of Avast by NortonLifeLock following an in-depth merger investigation....
Friday, 29 July 2022
The CMA is launching investigations into 3 fashion brands to scrutinise their ‘green’ claims....
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
The CMA has found that the anticipated purchase of MBCC Group by Sika AG could lead to a loss of competition in the supply of chemical admixtures in t...
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
The CMA has today ordered Monzo bank to review the way it informs departing customers of their historic financial transactions....
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
The CMA today published analysis which shines a light on the inner workings of music streaming....
Friday, 22 July 2022
Six high street banks have broken rules imposed by the CMA under the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017, including Metro Bank which has re...
Thursday, 21 July 2022
Consumers in the UK saved an estimated £2 billion a year over the last 3 years thanks to action taken by the CMA to protect them from illegal and unfa...
Thursday, 21 July 2022
After reassessing part of the case, the CMA has found that Pfizer and Flynn abused their dominant positions to overcharge the NHS for a life-saving ep...
Tuesday, 19 July 2022
The CMA has found that a merger between 2 businesses currently bidding for the installation of overhead power cables for HS2 could raise competition c...
Monday, 11 July 2022
The CMA is seeking views on its draft guidance for the operation of the Subsidy Advice Unit – which will have an advisory role in the UK’s new subsidy...
Friday, 08 July 2022
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refinerie...
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
The CMA is investigating Amazon over concerns that practices affecting sellers on its UK Marketplace may be anti-competitive and could result in a wor...
Monday, 04 July 2022
The CMA has found that the merger of 2 firms that make foam used in products like bedding and cleaning sponges could lead to higher prices and less ch...
Thursday, 23 June 2022
The CMA has provisionally found that 10 construction firms illegally colluded to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts....
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Jonathan Scott considers the CMA’s experience in relation to competition enforcement and regulatory alternatives, underlining the importance of collab...
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
The CMA's General Counsel delivered a speech to The Law Society's Competition Section....
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
The CMA's Panel Chair delivered a speech to The Law Society's Competition Section. ...