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Friday, 06 December 2019
Train passengers travelling on certain routes between Preston and Scotland will benefit from capped fares following a CMA investigation....
Friday, 06 December 2019
Stonegate Pub Company’s proposed purchase of Ei Group does not raise UK-wide competition concerns but could damage competition in 51 local areas....
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Bauer Media’s series of takeovers raises competition concerns about local radio advertising, an in-depth CMA investigation has provisionally found....
Friday, 29 November 2019
HSBC and Santander have agreed, following CMA action, to refund customers after they both broke a legal order....
Thursday, 07 November 2019
Live Nation-Gaiety’s proposed purchase of MCD does not raise competition concerns, an in-depth CMA investigation has provisionally found....
Thursday, 07 November 2019
The CMA has raised concerns on 21 routes between Preston and Scotland under the new award of the West Coast Rail franchise....
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
The CMA has found that woollen yarn producer Danspin’s purchase of competitor Lawton Yarns poses serious competition concerns for carpet manufacturers...
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
Currys PC World has agreed to change how it sells extended warranties after its staff gave mystery shoppers incorrect information....
Thursday, 24 October 2019
The proposed merger of 2 DNA sequencing system firms, Illumina and PacBio, raises competition concerns, an in-depth CMA review has provisionally found...
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
The CMA has issued 3 firms with fines totalling more than £36 million for breaking competition law in supplying certain concrete drainage products for...
Friday, 18 October 2019
More than 7,000 customers are to be refunded after the CMA found Nationwide failed to send important PPI information....
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Stuart Hudson has been appointed to the newly-created role of Senior Director for Strategy, Communications, Nations and Regions at the CMA....
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
The CMA has provisionally found that Fender Europe broke competition law by restricting online discounting for its guitars....
Monday, 07 October 2019
The CMA has decided that Ecolab must sell off Holchem to prevent potential price rises or a lower quality of service as a result of their merger....
Monday, 07 October 2019
The CMA has found that payment software firm Bottomline Technologies’ purchase of Experian Payments Gateway (EPG) may reduce competition....
Thursday, 03 October 2019
The CMA has provisionally found that 3 drug firms signed an illegal agreement that resulted in significant price hikes for an essential medicine....
Thursday, 26 September 2019
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is holding a major conference in Edinburgh exploring the challenges faced by consumers and how best to tac...
Friday, 20 September 2019
Two suppliers of the antidepressant, nortriptyline, have admitted illegally sharing information in order to keep prices up....
Thursday, 19 September 2019
The CMA has found that JD Sports’ takeover of close competitor Footasylum could be bad for shoppers....
Friday, 13 September 2019
People booking hotels online can now do so with more confidence following a CMA probe of the sector....
Thursday, 05 September 2019
Following continued pressure, viagogo has now addressed the CMA’s outstanding concerns about how it presents important information to its customers....
Thursday, 05 September 2019
The CMA has found that the proposed deal between Floatel and Prosafe raises competition concerns in the supply of offshore accommodation....
Tuesday, 03 September 2019
The CMA has announced that industry rules setting out how retailers should treat their suppliers will now apply to discount retailer TJ Morris (Home B...
Thursday, 22 August 2019
The CMA has today taken action against RBS and Santander after they failed to send, or sent inaccurate, annual PPI reminders....
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
Following CMA action, the University of Liverpool has formally committed to drop academic sanctions for non-tuition fee debts....
Friday, 16 August 2019
Sabre’s proposed takeover of Farelogix raises competition concerns in the supply of IT systems used by airlines and travel agents to sell airline tick...
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Train passengers travelling between Norwich and Ely will benefit from their fares being capped following a CMA investigation....
Thursday, 15 August 2019
The CMA has ordered Tobii to sell Smartbox after finding their completed merger could lead to a reduction in the range of products available and highe...
Thursday, 15 August 2019
The third set of banking customer satisfaction results have today been published following a survey of thousands of customers....
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Drug firm Aspen has offered to pay the NHS £8m, as part of a wider package, to resolve competition concerns over the supply of a vital medicine....
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