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UK Antitrust Regime Set For Further Reform As Government Pushes Growth Agenda

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The UK government is consulting on highly anticipated amendments to the antitrust legislative framework. Its proposals are aimed at delivering economic growth by supporting the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s 4Ps...more

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CMA Launches Consumer Protection Drive

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On 18 November 2025, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched what it described as a “major consumer protection drive” targeting online sales tactics, including drip pricing and pressure selling....more

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Q4 2025 Update – UK Merger Control and National Security/Investment Screening

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) continues to attach considerable weight to the strategic steer that it received from the Labour government earlier this year to prioritise and contribute to the government’s...more

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Key Takeaways on EU merger control: Global Antitrust Hot Topics: EU, US & Global Perspectives

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Baker Botts was pleased to sponsor the 13th edition of the Global Antitrust Hot Topics: EU, US & Global Perspectives, one of the premier gatherings in the EU Competition law community. The 25 September program featured...more

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New Year, New UK Merger Control Thresholds – Key Aspects of the DMCC Go Live

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Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can...more

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CMA’s Growth Agenda: UK Competition Authority May Loosen Position on Merger Remedies

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

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UK expands its merger control regime and the CMA’s powers with the Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Act

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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

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Shaping the Implementation of the UK’s New Rules on Subscription Contracts

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Businesses now have the chance to influence the new UK rules governing subscriptions contracts by responding the Government’s consultation on the new legislation (and the secondary rules which are required to implement it)....more

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New UK Competition Rules to Impact Global Deal Reviews for Tech and Pharma

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (UK DMCC) introduces significant reforms to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (UK CMA) and competition laws. The UK DMCC forms part of a global trend to focus...more

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New UK Consumer Laws on Fake Reviews, Subscription Contracts and Drip Pricing: Impact on US Businesses

In May of this year, the UK Government passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) into law. The DMCC is wide-ranging and covers three key areas: consumer law, digital markets, and merger and antitrust...more

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Key antitrust findings - May 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. David Higbee (Global Head of Antitrust) and Dominic Long (Global Deputy Head of Antitrust) are our editors this month....more

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New U.K. digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will introduce groundbreaking new rules to regulate digital markets in the U.K. It aims to boost competition by controlling the conduct of the largest digital firms,...more

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U.K. consumer enforcement overhaul

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will result in a landmark overhaul of the U.K. consumer protection regime. It will dramatically increase the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA's) enforcement powers...more

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U.K. antitrust regime revamp

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will in the main start to take effect in stages later in 2024 and will bolster the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to enforce U.K. antitrust rules....more

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U.K. finalizes new consumer antitrust and digital markets regime

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has finally been enacted. It introduces significant changes to U.K. merger control and antitrust rules, establishes a new consumer protection regime and introduces a...more

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UK Revamps Merger Control, Expanding CMA’s Jurisdiction and Making Procedures More Flexible

The United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the Act) received royal assent on 24 May 2024. The Act introduces wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the...more

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UK Enacts a New Digital Regime Regulating the Conduct of Major Tech Platforms

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC or the Act), adopted on 24 May 2024, empowers the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate the conduct of major tech platforms....more

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Antitrust in focus - November 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Börries Ahrens, partner based in Hamburg, is our editor this month. He has selected: Significant reforms to German...more

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The DMA and the DMCC: A Side by Side Analysis

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of...more

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The Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Bill: Key Aspects for Private Enforcement

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On 25 April 2023, the UK Government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. In this Insight, we consider three key aspects of this draft legislation that are of particular relevance to the private...more

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - important changes to the UK's existing competition law

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As we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new...more

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The Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill

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The Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Bill (the DMCC) was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 April 2023, and the second reading was held on 17 May. The DMCC aims to cover two main topics: (a) digital markets...more

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Big Tech: UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Submitted to Parliament

The UK government introduced its Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to Parliament for approval on April 25, 2023. The bill establishes a “pro-competition framework” for digital markets, specifically targeting a...more

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UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Introduced Before Parliament

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The UK government recently published the highly anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, creating a new ex-ante regime for digital markets through proposed changes to UK competition law and enhanced...more

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Report from the 2023 ABA Antitrust Section Annual Conference - UK, EU, and Canadian developments

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The recent annual ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., once again brought together enforcers and counsel from around the world to discuss the hottest topics in global antitrust enforcement. We provide some of the...more

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