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UK Competition and Markets Authority Receives Enhanced Merger Control and Enforcement Powers

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), which became law on 24 May 2024, represents a major shift in UK digital, competition and consumer protection regulation....more

UK CMA Receives Enhanced Merger Control, Enforcement Powers Through Landmark Legislation

Shortly before the UK Parliament was prorogued on 30 May 2024, the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024....more

Regulating the Digital Sector, Transforming Consumer Protection Regulation – UK Government Proposes Significant Reforms With Draft...

We finally have sight of the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Warning: It is a sizeable and ambitious piece of legislation, but the following is our summary take on the key competition and...more

Major Reforms Proposed for UK Merger Control: What Dealmakers Need to Know

On April 20, 2022, the UK government announced wide-ranging reforms to UK competition and consumer law policy, including significant threshold changes to the UK merger control regime. In particular, while the government aims...more

Alert - Brexit Readiness: Key Impacts of the UK-EU Brexit Deal

Since our last update in December, the UK and the EU have officially agreed on a Brexit deal. The agreement has brought with it a multitude of legislative changes across various areas of UK law. In support of understanding...more

Alert: Will COVID-19 Impact UK Merger Control?

On April 22, 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority published guidance on its approach to merger assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the CMA's approach remains unchanged: statutory deadlines remain in...more

Alert: Deal or No Deal? The Impact of Brexit on UK Competition Law Becomes Clearer

The UK is due to leave the EU at 11pm, London time, on 29 March 2019, at which point the EU Treaties will cease to apply to the country. Amongst the myriad issues flowing from this are significant challenges to the operation...more

Alert: UK Government Introduces Lower National Security Merger Review Thresholds

Under new measures coming into force on 11 June, the UK government will have greater powers to intervene in mergers that potentially raise national security concerns due to the target's involvement in military and dual-use...more

Alert: European Commission Gets Tough on Gun Jumping

On 24 April 2018, the European Commission fined multinational telecoms company Altice €124.5 million (c.$150 million) for breaching EU merger control rules by implementing its acquisition of Portuguese telecoms operator PT...more

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