Feb 14, 2023 CMA joins global competition authorities in focusing on compliance in labour markets By Rachel Carter Charlie Critchley Richard Pepper The CMA has issued a publication concerning competition law compliance in labour markets. The guidance, which was published last week,...
Feb 14, 2022 Amazon joins ranks of large UK grocery retailers subject to the Groceries Supply Code of Practice By Richard Pepper Amazon's UK groceries activities will now be monitored by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which on 9 February 2022...
Nov 03, 2021 CMA fines Facebook £50 million for procedural violation during Giphy merger review By Richard Pepper Tilly Henderson The Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) has fined Facebook £50 million for breaching an initial enforcement order (IEO) imposed...
Sep 24, 2021 CMA calls time on greenwashing with Green Claims Code By Rosie Duckworth The Competition and Markets Authority has published its much anticipated guidance on ‘greenwashing’ (misleading environmental claims made...
Apr 21, 2021 Joint statement on merger control sets out need for more rigorous approach By Rachel Carter The competition authorities in the UK, Australia and Germany released a joint statement yesterday setting out the need for more rigorous...
Feb 22, 2021 CMA continues its focus on digital markets with a call for evidence on the use of algorithms By Eleni Papadopoulos On 19 January 2021, the CMA published its paper on the impact of algorithms on competition in digital markets requesting that market...
Aug 04, 2020 What should businesses expect in a competition policy response to the coronavirus pandemic? By Macfarlanes Two weeks ago, the Institute for Public Policy Research published a paper titled “How should competition policy react to the...
May 01, 2020 Covid-19: CMA to tackle unfair cancellation policies By Macfarlanes The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that through its Covid-19 Taskforce, which was launched on 20 March 2020, it...
Oct 22, 2018 Price fixing is a criminal offence - a reminder from the CMA By Neill Blundell Max Hobbs The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been conducting market research on businesses as part of a campaign to encourage...
Jun 11, 2018 UK merger control will catch more technology deals from today By Macfarlanes The UK merger control thresholds have been lowered from today for target businesses developing military and dual-use technology,...