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Competition Law Update – December 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we have continued to see significant developments across a range of areas of EU and UK competition law.

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Macfarlanes LLP

Key Takeaways From The CMA's First Round Of SMS Designations

With the entry into force of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCCA) on 1 January 2025, the UK's new digital markets competition regime (DMCR) went live.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Dr Rachael Kent vs. Apple Inc. And Apple Distribution International Ltd

Two AlixPartners experts gave evidence in the landmark case for the U.K.'s collective proceedings regime.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

European Commission Conditionally Approves ADNOC–Covestro Deal, Following Second In-depth FSR Merger Investigation

On 17 November 2025, the European Commission conditionally approved, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company PJSC's (ADNOC)...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Clarifying The Boundaries Of Abuse Of Dominance: Competition Appeal Tribunal Dismisses Boundary Fares Collective Proceedings

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Pricing And The CMA - The Highlights Of Our Webinar

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

CMA Intensifies Consumer Law Enforcement Under DMCCA 2024: Key Actions Six Months On

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Gowling WLG

How Should B2C Businesses Respond To The CMA's Enforcement Action On Misleading Pricing?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Travers Smith LLP

CMA Opens First Consumer Law Investigations Under New DMCC Enforcement Powers

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Burness Paull

CMA Launches Consumer Protection Drive

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

Competing For Talent: The UK CMA's Guidance On Anti-competitive Recruitment Practices

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Retailers And Brands Face A Deluge Of New Challenges, As CMA Intensifies Action On Drip Pricing

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Gowling WLG

UK Government To Ban Ticket Touting

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

The CMA's 4Ps Mergers Reform: Are Promises Turning Into Practice?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 56: Monthly Update – September/October 2025

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The UKIPO's Consultation On Changes To UK Design Law And Its Possible Impact On Fashion Designs (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Major ILR Changes Incoming – A Moment Of Unprecedented Shift

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Episode 20: "Trick Or Treat?" Will The Activists Be Out This Hallowe'en?... (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

3 Lessons From The State Of Risk & Compliance Report

United Kingdom Compliance

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NAVEX

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Antitrust, EU Competition

Competition Law Update – December 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we have continued to see significant developments across a range of areas of EU and UK competition law.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Key Takeaways From The CMA's First Round Of SMS Designations

With the entry into force of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the DMCCA) on 1 January 2025, the UK's new digital markets competition regime (DMCR) went live.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

M

Macfarlanes LLP

Dr Rachael Kent vs. Apple Inc. And Apple Distribution International Ltd

Two AlixPartners experts gave evidence in the landmark case for the U.K.'s collective proceedings regime.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

CMA Cracks Down On Pre-ticked Boxes: What Online Sellers Needs To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

European Commission Conditionally Approves ADNOC–Covestro Deal, Following Second In-depth FSR Merger Investigation

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Funding The Future: Using Third Party Capital Solutions To Finance The Growth Of Professional Service Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Clarifying The Boundaries Of Abuse Of Dominance: Competition Appeal Tribunal Dismisses Boundary Fares Collective Proceedings

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

Pricing And The CMA - The Highlights Of Our Webinar

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

CMA Intensifies Consumer Law Enforcement Under DMCCA 2024: Key Actions Six Months On

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Gowling WLG

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Cartels, Monopolies

Cartel Intel – Updates From Our Global Network

As competition authorities across the EU and the UK continue to focus on cartel enforcement, this bulletin provides an update on key developments in recent months.

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU Fines Delivery Hero And Glovo €329 Million For Labour Market Cartel: Key Takeaways

On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) fined Delivery Hero and its Spanish subsidiary Glovo a combined €329 million for operating a cartel in the online food delivery sector.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Delivery Hero And Glovo Fined For Minority Stake No-poach Agreements

On 2 June 2025, the European Commission ("EC") imposed fines of €329 million on Delivery Hero and Glovo for participating in a cartel to eliminate competitive rivalry in the online food delivery sector across the EEA.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Knights

What The UK Procurement Act 2023 Means For Investigations

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Competition Law And/or National Security Concerns Could Lead To Exclusion From And Termination Of Public Contracts

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

EU Penalizes RPM And Other Vertical Conduct Violations

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Global Immunity And Leniency Activity Sees Little Uptick In 2024

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

New UK Procurement Act: Advancing Pro-Growth Agenda With Stricter Measures Against Competition Law Breaches

United Kingdom Government

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Travers Smith LLP

Price Fixing – Traps For The Unwary

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

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Trade Regulation & Practices

Merger Control Comparative Guide

Merger Control Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of UK, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Mishcon de Reya

When Will EU Law Apply After Brexit?

After 11.00pm on Brexit day (i.e. 29 March 2019 unless parliament and the EU decides otherwise), EU law will stop applying in the UK.

European Union Government

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Avoiding Supplier Lock-In And Data Lock-Out (Video)

The High Court decision in Blade Motor Group Limited v Reynolds & Reynolds Limited in May this year, serves some useful lessons to software customers on the risks with being locked-in to a supplier relationship and locked out of accessing your data.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Kemp IT Law

Preparations For Post-Brexit UK State Aid Regime

United Kingdom International

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Hewitsons LLP

Hard Or Soft Brexit: What Happens To Merger Reviews?

European Union Anti-trust

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Arnold & Porter

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Confirms Ban On Online Sales Is Inherently Restrictive Of Competition

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Cooley LLP

European Commission Opens Phase II Investigation Into Proposed Acquisition Of Alstom By Siemens

European Union Anti-trust

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Shoosmiths

In Search Of The ‘Honest Broker' – Choice And Control In Disrupted Retail Markets

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Self-Supply Or Help To Buy? Ofwat, Self-Supply And The Role Of TPIs

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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Anything To Fear? Competition Law And Artificial Intelligence (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

DMCC Act: What Are The Key Competition Law Reforms? (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

The UK's Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Order - Thinkhouse (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Competition Law In The Supply Chain - ThinkHouse (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Ten Things To Think About When Settling Patent Litigation (Video)

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Bristows

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