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Why the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) cleared the Vodafone / Three merger and what it could mean for customers.
Guidance on how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) operates the mergers control regime under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Tell the CMA about competition and consumer issues.
Tell the CMA about issues with a business, a market, or to provide information about a new or existing case.
How to appeal a regulatory decision from the Environment Agency or report when they have not followed the Regulators’ Code.
How designated retailers are expected to fairly manage their relationships with suppliers.
Guidance to help businesses make sure their contract terms and notices are fair and clear to consumers.
Guidance on processes that the CMA uses when using its powers under the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) to investigate suspected infringements of competition law.
What to do if you're thinking about a merger, or already going through a merger investigation.
Guidelines for businesses and their advisors on the CMA’s substantive approach to assessing mergers.
Details on the new digital markets competition regime, and how it will promote competition in digital markets.
Guidance on how the CMA applies the Chapter I prohibition in the Competition Act 1998 to vertical agreements, and on the application of the VABEO to vertical agreements
Guidance on the principles and process of applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases.
The order implements the reforms set out in the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) retail banking market investigation report.
This guidance was intended to help traders to comply with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs). It is replaced by 'CMA207: unfair commercial practices' from 6 April 2025.
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will embed the 4Ps (pace, predictability, proportionality and process) to support growth, investment and business confidence in the UK’s digital markets competition regime.
Information for businesses about how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates mergers, including processes, timelines and possible outcomes.
Guidance on how the CMA applies the Chapter I prohibition in the Competition Act 1998 to horizontal agreements, and on the application of the Specialisation Agreements Block Exemption and the Research and Development Block E…
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
A basic guide for businesses on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations.
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