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Competition concerns remain over JD Sports merger

Competition concerns remain over JD Sports merger

Thursday, 02 September 2021

The CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, after reassessing the merger....

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The role of the CMA panel in decision making: Merger enforcement and reform

The role of the CMA panel in decision making: Merger enforcement and reform

Wednesday, 01 September 2021

Richard Feasey, panel member, discusses his experience at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). ...

CMA warns PCR test providers against breaking consumer law

CMA warns PCR test providers against breaking consumer law

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

The CMA has sent an open letter to PCR COVID-19 test providers warning that a range of harmful practices in the sector could breach consumer protectio...

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CMA finds competition concerns with NVIDIA’s purchase of Arm

CMA finds competition concerns with NVIDIA’s purchase of Arm

Friday, 20 August 2021

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that NVIDIA’s purchase of Arm raises serious competition concerns....

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CMA calls for stronger laws to tackle illegal ticket resale

CMA calls for stronger laws to tackle illegal ticket resale

Monday, 16 August 2021

Sales of tickets on platforms such as viagogo and StubHub should be subject to tighter rules, the CMA has today proposed....

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Banks ranked in latest customer survey results

Banks ranked in latest customer survey results

Monday, 16 August 2021

People can find out how well their bank looks after its customers, based on a survey of thousands of individuals and small businesses....

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COVID 19: concerns about price, reliability and quality of PCR testing

COVID 19: concerns about price, reliability and quality of PCR testing

Thursday, 12 August 2021

Concerns have been raised about the price and reliability of PCR travel tests and the quality of the service people are getting from PCR test provider...

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Facebook’s takeover of Giphy raises competition concerns

Facebook’s takeover of Giphy raises competition concerns

Thursday, 12 August 2021

The CMA has provisionally found Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition between social media platforms and remove a potential challenger in...

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CMA requires Groupon to improve its treatment of customers

CMA requires Groupon to improve its treatment of customers

Monday, 09 August 2021

The CMA is calling on Groupon to make swift changes to how it treats customers to ensure that it is complying with consumer protection law....

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CMA accuses pharma firms of illegal pricing

CMA accuses pharma firms of illegal pricing

Thursday, 05 August 2021

The CMA has provisionally found that Pfizer and Flynn abused their dominant positions to overcharge the NHS for vital anti-epilepsy drugs, after reass...

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CMA fines pharma firm over pricing of crucial thyroid drug

CMA fines pharma firm over pricing of crucial thyroid drug

Thursday, 29 July 2021

The CMA has imposed over £100 million in fines after Advanz inflated the price of thyroid tablets, causing the NHS and patients to lose out....

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Further action needed on EV charging to meet Net Zero

Further action needed on EV charging to meet Net Zero

Friday, 23 July 2021

The CMA has set out measures to ensure a national network of electric vehicle chargepoints is in place ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol...

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CMA publishes Annual Report 2020/21

CMA publishes Annual Report 2020/21

Thursday, 15 July 2021

The CMA has published its Annual Report 2020/21, showing its work over the year which includes saving consumers at least £2 billion....

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CMA finds drug companies overcharged NHS

CMA finds drug companies overcharged NHS

Thursday, 15 July 2021

The CMA has imposed fines totalling over £260 million for competition law breaches in relation to the supply of hydrocortisone tablets....

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Cellnex and CK Hutchison deal raises competition concerns

Cellnex and CK Hutchison deal raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

The CMA has found that Cellnex’s proposed purchase of CK Hutchison’s UK passive telecoms infrastructure assets raises competition concerns....

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CMA consults on market investigation into emergency services’ mobile radio network

CMA consults on market investigation into emergency services’ mobile radio network

Thursday, 08 July 2021

The CMA is consulting on whether to launch a market investigation into Motorola’s Airwave network – the mobile radio network used by all emergency ser...

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CMA appoints new members to Standing Counsel panel

CMA appoints new members to Standing Counsel panel

Wednesday, 07 July 2021

The CMA has today announced 8 appointments to its Standing Counsel panel....

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CMA expands senior legal team

CMA expands senior legal team

Thursday, 01 July 2021

The CMA has today announced three internal appointments to the Legal Service and Policy and International senior leadership teams....

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Jonathan Scott: Keynote speech to the Law Society, 2021

Jonathan Scott: Keynote speech to the Law Society, 2021

Friday, 25 June 2021

CMA Chair Jonathan Scott's speech to the Law Society Competition Section International Antitrust Conference 2021....

CMA to investigate Amazon and Google over fake reviews

CMA to investigate Amazon and Google over fake reviews

Friday, 25 June 2021

The CMA has opened a formal probe into Amazon and Google over concerns that they have not been doing enough to combat fake reviews on their sites....

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CMA secures landmark commitments for leaseholders

CMA secures landmark commitments for leaseholders

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

The CMA has secured formal commitments from leading companies as part of its ongoing work to tackle issues in the leasehold sector....

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CMA warns Monzo over banking transaction history breaches

CMA warns Monzo over banking transaction history breaches

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

The CMA has issued a warning to Monzo after it breached a rule requiring it to send banking transaction histories to over 143,000 former account holde...

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CMA requires clearer prices and information from funeral providers

CMA requires clearer prices and information from funeral providers

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

The CMA has ordered funeral directors and crematorium operators to make prices clear for customers or risk court action down the line....

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CMA to scrutinise Apple and Google mobile ecosystems

CMA to scrutinise Apple and Google mobile ecosystems

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

The CMA has launched a market study into Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystems over concerns they have market power which is harming users and other ...

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Norton extends refund rights after CMA action

Norton extends refund rights after CMA action

Monday, 14 June 2021

The CMA has secured extended refund rights for all customers of anti-virus firm Norton whose contracts auto-renew, just weeks after McAfee made a simi...

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CMA to have key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third party cookies

CMA to have key oversight role over Google’s planned removal of third party cookies

Friday, 11 June 2021

Following an investigation, the CMA has secured commitments from Google to address concerns about Google’s proposal to remove third-party cookies on C...

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CMA issues IVF guidance on consumer rights

CMA issues IVF guidance on consumer rights

Thursday, 10 June 2021

The CMA has published new guidance to make clear clinics’ legal obligations to treat people fairly and to help IVF patients understand their consumer ...

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CMA launches action against British Airways and Ryanair over refunds

CMA launches action against British Airways and Ryanair over refunds

Wednesday, 09 June 2021

The CMA is investigating whether British Airways and Ryanair have broken consumer law by failing to offer refunds for flights customers could not lega...

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Reassessment of FNZ/GBST deal confirms competition concerns

Reassessment of FNZ/GBST deal confirms competition concerns

Friday, 04 June 2021

The CMA has found that the purchase of GBST by rival FNZ could lead to poorer service and higher prices following a careful reassessment of the deal....

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CMA investigates Facebook’s use of ad data

CMA investigates Facebook’s use of ad data

Friday, 04 June 2021

The CMA is investigating whether Facebook might be abusing a dominant position in the social media or digital advertising markets through its collecti...

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