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UK Government Emphasises CMA's Independence While Steering It To Support UK Growth And Investment

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.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Court Of Appeal Allows Funders To Be Paid Ahead Of Class Members In Collective Actions

The Court of Appeal recently held that payments from damages to funders and lawyers ahead of class members...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Practical Takeaways From The Recently Published EU Foreign Subsidies Decision In Case FS.100011 – E&/PPF

The European Commission has released the full, non-confidential text of its decision in Case FS.100011 – e&/PPF, marking a watershed moment under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Brussels vs Big Tech: First DMA Shots Fired, As Apple And Meta Receive Non-Compliance Penalties

In a landmark move, the European Commission has fined Apple €500m and Meta €200m for failing to comply with conduct obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Competitive Edge: It's Not Just About Attracting Clients, But Lawyers Too

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Jurit LLP

UK Competition And Markets Authority Merger Outcome Statistics Show That 2024 Was The Most Interventionist On Record

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Consultation Response: Refining The UK Subsidy Control Regime

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Anti-Competitive Behaviour By Employers – Beware The CMA

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

The UK Consumer Law Revolution: CMA Publishes Long-awaited Guidance

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

The CMA's New Consumer Protection Enforcement Powers

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Is This The Largest Advertising Related Fine In British Legal History?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Is This The Largest Advertising Related Fine In British Legal History?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

New UK Consumer Protection Regime To Go Live 6 April 2025

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Brave New World? CMA Reviews Its Approach To Merger Remedies

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Ius Laboris Podcast: Hot Topics In Employee Data Privacy In Germany And Luxembourg

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog: April 2025 (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Devonshires

CSRD's ESRS Draft Work Plan Faces Rejection At Latest EFRAG Meeting

United Kingdom Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Navigating The Uncertainty Of Trade Tariffs: A Dispute Resolution Specialist's Perspective

United Kingdom International

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Lewis Silkin

University Of Birmingham Secures Funding To Develop New Blood Cancer Test

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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Antitrust, EU Competition

Funders Keepers: Growth In Litigation Funding In England Continues Despite Legal Challenges

Over the past decade, the litigation funding market in England has grown significantly, enabling mass tort litigation and multi-claimant litigation, such as competition and Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") impact claims, on an unprecedented scale.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

UK Government Emphasises CMA's Independence While Steering It To Support UK Growth And Investment

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.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

Court Of Appeal Allows Funders To Be Paid Ahead Of Class Members In Collective Actions

The Court of Appeal recently held that payments from damages to funders and lawyers ahead of class members...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Practical Takeaways From The Recently Published EU Foreign Subsidies Decision In Case FS.100011 – E&/PPF

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

What The UK Procurement Act 2023 Means For Investigations

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Brussels vs Big Tech: First DMA Shots Fired, As Apple And Meta Receive Non-Compliance Penalties

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Fake Reviews: Will Trader Recommendation Platforms Be Caught In The Crossfire Between Businesses And The CMA?

United Kingdom International

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Travers Smith LLP

Competitive Edge: It's Not Just About Attracting Clients, But Lawyers Too

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Jurit LLP

UK Competition And Markets Authority Merger Outcome Statistics Show That 2024 Was The Most Interventionist On Record

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

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Cartels, Monopolies

What The UK Procurement Act 2023 Means For Investigations

The Procurement Act 2023 launches a new, post-Brexit procurement regime, with many significant changes to the predecessor regime.

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Competition Law And/or National Security Concerns Could Lead To Exclusion From And Termination Of Public Contracts

Amongst the many changes introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 (the 2023 Act), the ability to exclude bidders and even terminate contracts early, where one of the many grounds for exclusion has been satisfied, has been attracting headlines.

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

EU Penalizes RPM And Other Vertical Conduct Violations

The level of fines imposed for infringements relating to vertical and other non-cartel conduct increased ten-fold in 2024, reversing a trend of decline in recent years.

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Global Immunity And Leniency Activity Sees Little Uptick In 2024

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

New UK Procurement Act: Advancing Pro-Growth Agenda With Stricter Measures Against Competition Law Breaches

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

Price Fixing – Traps For The Unwary

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

Digitally Enhanced? Key Proposed Updates To The CMA's Mergers And Investigations Guidance

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Home Sweet Home? CMA Granted Domestic Search Warrant On Appeal By English High Court

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

Unwelcome Visitors? UK Court Greenlights Domestic Search Warrants In Competition Cases

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Jones Day

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Trade Regulation & Practices

Non-Competition Clauses In Commercial Contracts

It is common for contracts between businesses to contain provisions that are aimed at preventing one of the parties from competing against the other (often called "restraint of trade" clauses).

United Kingdom Commercial

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Dixcart UK

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Mishcon de Reya

When Will EU Law Apply After Brexit?

After 11.00pm on Brexit day (i.e. 29 March 2019 unless parliament and the EU decides otherwise), EU law will stop applying in the UK.

European Union Government

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Avoiding Supplier Lock-In And Data Lock-Out (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Kemp IT Law

Preparations For Post-Brexit UK State Aid Regime

United Kingdom International

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Hewitsons LLP

Hard Or Soft Brexit: What Happens To Merger Reviews?

European Union Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Confirms Ban On Online Sales Is Inherently Restrictive Of Competition

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Cooley LLP

European Commission Opens Phase II Investigation Into Proposed Acquisition Of Alstom By Siemens

European Union Anti-trust

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Shoosmiths

In Search Of The ‘Honest Broker' – Choice And Control In Disrupted Retail Markets

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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EU Law/ Regulatory

Rebate Schemes And Discount Practices By Dominant Companies Under EU Competition Law: "Tomra" Appeal Decision

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently handed down a significant decision holding that the Tomra Group (Tomra) had abused its dominant position.

European Union Anti-trust

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Dechert

Standards: Is Failure to License on FRAND Terms a Breach of EU Competition Rules?

EU competition law as it relates to licensing of intellectual property rights.

European Union Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

Privatizations: Substantive and Procedural Implications Under EU Competition Law

The term "privatization" refers to the sale of a state-owned business to private investors.

European Union Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

UK Proposals To Increase Private Enforcement Of Competition Law

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

European Antitrust & Competition - April 2012

European Union Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

Commission Smash Window Cartel And 'Freighten' Others

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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MacRoberts

EU/UK Competition Law Newsletter - April 2012

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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McGuireWoods LLP

UK Government Proposes Changes To Competition Laws, Including Criminal Cartel Offence

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

Abusive Pricing: ECJ Clarifies Rules On Selective Discounts And Below-Cost Selling

European Union Anti-trust

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Latest Videos

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AI And Competition Law: A New Paradigm (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

The EU Capacitors Cartel: What Did The Court Of Justice Decide? (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

The UK's Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order - Thinkhouse (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Competition Law In The Supply Chain - ThinkHouse (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Ten Things To Think About When Settling Patent Litigation (Video)

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Bristows

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