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5 March 2025

A New Regime To Regulate Digital Markets In The UK

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) entered into force on 1 January 2025, establishing a pro-competition regime to address the conduct and market power of "Big Tech" firms.
United Kingdom Antitrust/Competition Law
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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) entered into force on 1 January 2025, establishing a pro-competition regime to address the conduct and market power of "Big Tech" firms (the "digital markets competition regime", or "DMCR").

We have produced a guide to the DMCR, which provides both an overview of the regime and an in-depth look at its key features.

Read the full update.

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