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David Currie speaks about the CMA experience of behavioural economics

David Currie speaks about the CMA experience of behavioural economics

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Speech given by CMA Chairman, David Currie, at a New Zealand Commerce Commission public lecture....

CMA provisionally clears Pork Farms/Kerry Foods merger

CMA provisionally clears Pork Farms/Kerry Foods merger

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

The CMA has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Pork Farms Caspian of the chilled savoury pastry business of Kerry Foods....

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CMA receives super complaint from Which?

CMA receives super complaint from Which?

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

The CMA has today received a super-complaint from Which? in respect of perceived concerns about misleading and opaque pricing practices in the grocery...

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CMA confirms Poundland/99p Stores merger referral

CMA confirms Poundland/99p Stores merger referral

Friday, 17 April 2015

The CMA has referred Poundland Group plc’s anticipated acquisition of 99p Stores Limited for an in-depth phase 2 investigation....

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CMA provisionally decides to proceed with Ryanair/Aer Lingus remedies

CMA provisionally decides to proceed with Ryanair/Aer Lingus remedies

Thursday, 16 April 2015

The CMA has provisionally decided that there is no material change in circumstances or special reason for it not to implement the remedies in the Ryan...

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CMA to look in detail at proposed undertakings for media databases merger

CMA to look in detail at proposed undertakings for media databases merger

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

GTCR has offered undertakings to the CMA to address competition concerns in relation to its acquisition of Gorkana Group....

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Archived CC cases added to CMA’s GOV.UK webpages

Archived CC cases added to CMA’s GOV.UK webpages

Monday, 13 April 2015

Details of 132 former Competition Commission (CC) investigations dating back to 2003 have been added to our case directory in the latest improvements ...

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CMA appoints Deputy Chief Economic Adviser

CMA appoints Deputy Chief Economic Adviser

Thursday, 09 April 2015

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today announced the appointment of Kate Collyer as its Deputy Chief Economic Adviser....

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Poundland/99p Stores merger faces in depth investigation unless suitable undertakings offered

Poundland/99p Stores merger faces in depth investigation unless suitable undertakings offered

Thursday, 09 April 2015

The anticipated acquisition by Poundland plc of 99p Stores Limited will be referred for an in-depth investigation by the CMA – unless acceptable under...

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CMA publishes statement of issues for hospital merger

CMA publishes statement of issues for hospital merger

Thursday, 02 April 2015

The CMA has published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the anticipated merger of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation ...

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CMA publishes first annual concurrency report

CMA publishes first annual concurrency report

Wednesday, 01 April 2015

The CMA has published its first annual report on how concurrency arrangements, which cover competition law enforcement in the regulated sectors, have...

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Alex Chisholm's reflections on the CMA's first year

Alex Chisholm's reflections on the CMA's first year

Monday, 30 March 2015

Speech given by CMA Chief Executive, Alex Chisholm, at King's College London....

CMA grants permission for electricity distribution network price controls appeals

CMA grants permission for electricity distribution network price controls appeals

Monday, 30 March 2015

The CMA has granted permission to (i) Northern Powergrid (Northeast) Limited and Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc; and (ii) British Gas Trading Limi...

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New advice on competition law and leniency

New advice on competition law and leniency

Friday, 27 March 2015

The CMA has today issued a pair of 60-second summaries advising businesses on how to comply with competition law....

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Media contact databases merger could lessen competition

Media contact databases merger could lessen competition

Friday, 27 March 2015

The CMA has announced that GTCR Canyon Investments’ completed acquisition of Gorkana Group will be referred for an in-depth phase 2 investigation unle...

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CMA publishes Worldpay interim measures decision

CMA publishes Worldpay interim measures decision

Friday, 27 March 2015

The CMA has published a summary of its decision on an application for interim measures under section 35 of the Competition Act 1998 made by Worldpay i...

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CMA to review structural merger undertakings

CMA to review structural merger undertakings

Thursday, 26 March 2015

The CMA is reviewing past requirements on firms to see if they are still necessary....

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Commercial use of public data study published

Commercial use of public data study published

Thursday, 26 March 2015

The CMA has published an independent evaluation on the impact of the OFT’s 2006 market study into the commercial use of public information....

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New advice on high strength alcohol schemes

New advice on high strength alcohol schemes

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued new advice to retailers about competition law and high-strength alcohol schemes....

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CMA lays out plans for coming year

CMA lays out plans for coming year

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

The CMA has today published its programme for 2015 to 2016 aimed at helping markets to work well for consumers, businesses and the economy....

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CMA provisionally clears specialist insurance merger

CMA provisionally clears specialist insurance merger

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

The CMA has provisionally cleared the completed acquisition by Xchanging of certain companies comprising all of the European operations of Agencyport....

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CMA publishes report on regulation of higher education

CMA publishes report on regulation of higher education

Monday, 23 March 2015

The CMA has today published recommendations for change to the regulatory framework for the undergraduate higher education sector in England....

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Senior management changes at CMA

Senior management changes at CMA

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Sonya Branch, Executive Director for Enforcement, is leaving the Competition and Markets Authority to join the Bank of England as its General Counsel....

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Retail banking market investigation update

Retail banking market investigation update

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Today we have published our second update on the banking market investigation....

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Companies fined over £775,000 in CMA investigation into advertising of agents’ fees

Companies fined over £775,000 in CMA investigation into advertising of agents’ fees

Thursday, 19 March 2015

An association of estate and lettings agents in Hampshire, three of its members and a newspaper publisher have admitted breaching competition law and ...

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CMA publishes final motor insurance order

CMA publishes final motor insurance order

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

The CMA has published a final order, which sets out how changes resulting from its investigation into private motor insurance will be introduced and m...

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CMA consults on InterCity East Coast undertakings

CMA consults on InterCity East Coast undertakings

Friday, 13 March 2015

The CMA is consulting on draft undertakings offered by Stagecoach in relation to the award of the InterCity East Coast rail franchise....

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CAT dismisses AXA PPP appeal

CAT dismisses AXA PPP appeal

Friday, 13 March 2015

The CAT has dismissed an appeal by AXA PPP in relation to one of the findings from the CMA’s private healthcare investigation....

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CMA advises universities and students on consumer law

CMA advises universities and students on consumer law

Thursday, 12 March 2015

The CMA has today published advice for higher education providers to help them comply with consumer law when dealing with students....

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Competition lawyer secondment opportunities at the CMA

Competition lawyer secondment opportunities at the CMA

Monday, 09 March 2015

The CMA is looking for competition lawyers who would be interested in a secondment lasting between 3 and 12 months....

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