The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will, in the new year, launch a review of its approach to merger remedies which could lead to a shift away from its long-standing preference for structural...more
After years of planning and debate, the UK's Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act will come into force on 1 January 2025. This landmark legislation provides expanded powers to the CMA in respect of merger control,...more
The 2022 Annual Law for Competition (the "Law") has been published in the Official Journal No. 303 of 30 December 2023 and entered into force on 31 December 2023. The Law has changed the powers of the Italian Competition...more
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill), which will introduce wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the powers of...more
As we enter 2023, the European Commission is redoubling its efforts to scrutinise transactions on a variety of bases. The focus has been on the digital sector for some time, but the impact of the Commission’s expanding...more
CMA investigation into Amazon/Deliveroo and Paypal/iZettle deals highlights the regulator's increased interest in technology transactions....more