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CMA investigates misleading online reviews

CMA investigates misleading online reviews

Friday, 22 May 2020

The CMA has launched an investigation into several major websites to see whether they are doing enough to protect shoppers from fake and misleading re...

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Update on CMA COVID 19 Taskforce

Update on CMA COVID 19 Taskforce

Thursday, 21 May 2020

The CMA has published a second update from its COVID-19 Taskforce, which monitors and responds to competition and consumer problems arising from the p...

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Building supply companies abandon merger during CMA investigation

Building supply companies abandon merger during CMA investigation

Thursday, 21 May 2020

Kingspan has abandoned its proposed deal with Building Solutions during an in-depth CMA probe....

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CMA consults on BA and American Airlines commitments

CMA consults on BA and American Airlines commitments

Thursday, 07 May 2020

British Airways and American Airlines have offered commitments to resolve the CMA’s competition concerns over an agreement about airline routes betwee...

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CMA blocks sports fashion merger

CMA blocks sports fashion merger

Wednesday, 06 May 2020

The CMA has blocked JD Sports’ purchase of close competitor Footasylum after finding it would leave shoppers worse off....

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Publishing merger abandoned after CMA investigation

Publishing merger abandoned after CMA investigation

Monday, 04 May 2020

McGraw-Hill Education has abandoned its proposed deal with Cengage Learning after competition concerns raised by the CMA....

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COVID 19: CMA to investigate cancellation policy concerns

COVID 19: CMA to investigate cancellation policy concerns

Thursday, 30 April 2020

The CMA has launched a programme of work to investigate reports of businesses failing to respect cancellation rights during the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

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CMA clears NHS hospital trusts merger

CMA clears NHS hospital trusts merger

Monday, 27 April 2020

The CMA has cleared the proposed merger between The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Poole Hospital NHS Foundatio...

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CMA publishes update on COVID 19 Taskforce

CMA publishes update on COVID 19 Taskforce

Friday, 24 April 2020

The CMA has today published an update from its COVID-19 Taskforce, set up to monitor and respond to consumer and competition problems arising from the...

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CMA gives Just Eat and Takeaway.com deal the green light

CMA gives Just Eat and Takeaway.com deal the green light

Thursday, 23 April 2020

The CMA has cleared the £6.2 billion merger between 2 food delivery companies....

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COVID 19: CMA approach to merger assessments

COVID 19: CMA approach to merger assessments

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

The CMA has today provided more detail on its general approach to assessing mergers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

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Cellnex’s purchase of Arqiva cleared by CMA after thorough review

Cellnex’s purchase of Arqiva cleared by CMA after thorough review

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

The CMA has cleared the £2bn merger between Cellnex UK and Arqiva’s telecommunication infrastructure division....

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Metro Bank customers receive £10.5m overdraft fee refund

Metro Bank customers receive £10.5m overdraft fee refund

Monday, 20 April 2020

Metro Bank has committed to repay more than £10.5 million after it breached a legal order by failing to send texts warning people about unarranged ove...

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CMA provisionally clears Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo

CMA provisionally clears Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo

Friday, 17 April 2020

In light of a deterioration in Deliveroo’s financial position as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), the CMA has provisionally cleared Amazon’s invest...

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CMA blocks airline booking merger

CMA blocks airline booking merger

Thursday, 09 April 2020

Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has blocked Sabre’s proposed takeover of Farelogix....

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Private hospital merger to be approved if local concerns addressed

Private hospital merger to be approved if local concerns addressed

Wednesday, 08 April 2020

The CMA has found that the completed merger between Circle and BMI does not raise UK-wide competition concerns but could reduce competition in 2 local...

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Construction products merger raises competition concerns

Construction products merger raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

The CMA has found that Kingspan’s anticipated purchase of Building Solutions raises competition concerns in the supply of specialist insulation panels...

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Merger between betting firms cleared by the CMA

Merger between betting firms cleared by the CMA

Tuesday, 31 March 2020

Following an investigation, the CMA has cleared the merger between gambling companies Flutter and Stars....

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Merger of retail investment software firms raises competition concerns

Merger of retail investment software firms raises competition concerns

Monday, 30 March 2020

FNZ’s purchase of GBST raises competition concerns in the provision of retail investment platform solutions in the UK, a CMA investigation has found....

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CMA proposes reforms to Scottish legal services sector

CMA proposes reforms to Scottish legal services sector

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

The CMA has completed a research project to examine competition and regulation in the Scottish legal services sector....

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Music firms illegally prevented discounts, CMA alleges

Music firms illegally prevented discounts, CMA alleges

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

The CMA has provisionally found that 2 more suppliers of musical instruments broke competition law by restricting online discounting for their product...

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CMA review of air traffic control charges

CMA review of air traffic control charges

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

The CMA has released and is consulting on its provisional findings into a dispute between the CAA and NERL regarding air traffic control charges....

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Andrea Coscelli CBE reappointed as CEO of Competition and Markets Authority

Andrea Coscelli CBE reappointed as CEO of Competition and Markets Authority

Monday, 23 March 2020

Business Secretary Alok Sharma reappoints Andrea Coscelli as the Chief Executive Officer of the Competition and Markets Authority....

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Mergers between window blind companies raises competition concerns

Mergers between window blind companies raises competition concerns

Friday, 20 March 2020

Hunter Douglas’s purchase of 247 Home Furnishings Ltd raises competition concerns in the supply of made-to-measure window blinds, the CMA has found....

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CMA launches COVID 19 taskforce

CMA launches COVID 19 taskforce

Friday, 20 March 2020

The CMA is today launching a taskforce to tackle negative impacts within its remit of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....

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COVID 19:  CMA approach to essential business cooperation

COVID 19: CMA approach to essential business cooperation

Thursday, 19 March 2020

The CMA is very conscious of concerns that competition law enforcement could impede necessary cooperation between businesses to deal with the current ...

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COVID 19: CMA working arrangements

COVID 19: CMA working arrangements

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Along with other businesses and organisations, the CMA continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 and has adjusted its working arrangements in resp...

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CMA publishes annual plan

CMA publishes annual plan

Thursday, 19 March 2020

The CMA today publishes its annual plan for 2020/21??which sets out?its?key priorities for the year ahead.??...

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Paymentshield refunds customers over £380K for PPI breaches

Paymentshield refunds customers over £380K for PPI breaches

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Hundreds of customers are being refunded after insurance company Paymentshield failed to send important information about PPI policies....

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Payment software deal cleared by CMA

Payment software deal cleared by CMA

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

An in-depth investigation by the CMA has found that payments company Bottomline’s purchase of Experian Payments Gateway does not raise competition con...

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