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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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Juntos - Dezembro de 2024

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Bem-vindo ao Juntos, nosso boletim trimestral que explora os principais desenvolvimentos na área concorrencial e antitruste nas Américas, com especial atenção a novidades que possam impactar toda a região. Nesta edição,...more

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Juntos - Diciembre 2024

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Bienvenidos a Juntos, nuestro boletín que explora desarrollos en el mundo del derecho antimonopolio y de competencia en América Latina. En esta edición, analizamos algunos de los principales titulares del 2024....more

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Juntos - December 2024

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CNDC prioritizes agency independence, cartel enforcement. In public remarks at an international conference in November, the president of Argentina’s National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC) laid out the...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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Casting a wider digital net: the UK’s expanded mergers jurisdiction under the DMCC Act

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The UK Government has recently confirmed that the digital markets and competition parts of the DMCC Act are likely to come into force in December 2024 or January 2025. We consider the significance for companies active in...more

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DMCC Act Will Significantly Impact U.K. Consumer Protection Enforcement

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The U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act), which became law on May 24, 2024, and will enter into force later in the year, introduces the most significant changes to U.K. competition and consumer...more

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Significantly Strengthening UK Consumer Protection Laws and Enforcement

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) became law on 24 May 2024. This is the third update in our trilogy series on the DMCC. As we explained in our last update, the DMCC represents a major shift in UK...more

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Walk this way: DMCC receives Royal Assent

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Over a year since its first reading in the House of Commons and following a lengthy back and forth between the two UK Houses of Parliament, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (“DMCC”) Act received Royal Assent on...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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The Reshaping of Competition Rules and Procedures in Italy

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The Situation: Over the last year, the Italian Competition Bill (Law 287/1990) has undergone a significant number of amendments aimed at strengthening the enforcement powers of the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA"). At...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 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 UK’s New Digital Markets Regime – DMCC Bill Deep Dive Part 1

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On 25 April 2023, the UK Government published the long-awaited draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill will introduce a broad range of reforms (including in respect of competition and...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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UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill: Increased Oversight Especially for Digital Companies

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On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“Bill”). Before the Bill becomes law, both Houses of Parliament will need to approve it and amendments are likely....more

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Power to the CMA – UK publishes flagship draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

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On 25 April 2023, the Government published the long-anticipated draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill), consolidating the results of two consultations launched in July 2021. If enacted, the Bill will...more

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UK unveils digital markets regime

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The UK government has published a much-anticipated Bill to shake up the competition and consumer regime. Front and centre is a brand new UK digital markets regime. The new rules aim to boost competition in the digital sector...more

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Digital Markets Act enters into force: a roadmap for “gatekeeper” digital platforms (UPDATED)

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Following publication in the EU Official Journal, the Digital Markets Act (DMA, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925) officially entered into force on 1 November 2022. The DMA introduces new rules for the digital economy. In...more

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Klauen, Zähne, Biss – Der Regierungsentwurf zur 11. GWB-Novelle

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Nach monatelangen Querelen hat die Bundesregierung kurz vor Ostern den Regierungsentwurf für die 11. GWB-Novelle veröffentlicht. Der Entstehungsprozess war konfliktreich und durch abweichende Positionen innerhalb der...more

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA) goes live

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The DMA has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on 1 November 2022. The DMA aims to address concerns regarding "contestability" and "fairness" in the digital economy and...more

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Antitrust Division Sets Sights on Global Enforcement Against Digital Economy Monopolies

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You have to give Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter credit.  He sticks to his principles, his priorities and his integrity.  AAG Kanter has launched an aggressive antitrust enforcement program with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Merger Control and Digital Markets

On 31 May 2022, Skadden, Compass Lexecon and Concurrences convened for a fireside chat to discuss developments in merger control and digital markets, followed by a panel discussion on a range of issues, including the...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Chief Outlines Aggressive Approach to Enforcement Against Digital Market Companies

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A new traffic cop is presiding over the global economy.  This is not a surprise.  Aggressive antitrust enforcement is now bi-partisan, and the first target – digital markets has been the focus of both Democrats and...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: October - November 2021

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The EU General Court Upheld the Commission’s Fines for Gun Jumping - On 25 February 2015, a French telecom company notified to the Commission (its proposed acquisition of a Portuguese multimedia...more

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