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The CMA's New (Draft) Guidance On Unfair Terms: What You Need To Know

The Competition and Markets Authority has issued a comprehensive update to its guidance on unfair contract terms. This matters for all businesses selling to consumers in the UK.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

Refining The UK Competition Regime: Proposals To Change Mergers And Markets Investigations

The Government has issued a consultation entitled "Refining Our Competition Regime" (the Consultation), on a package of proposed legislative changes...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Government Launches Consultation Overhauling The CMA's Competition Regime

On 20 January 2026, the UK's Department for Business & Trade launched a consultation on a significant overhaul of the Competition Market Authority's regime, aiming to "promote effective competition, support economic growth, and deliver benefits for consumers and businesses, while maintaining the independence of the CMA".

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

A Turning Point For Europe's Fibre Markets: AlixPartners' European Fibre Survey 2026

Europe's fibre landscape is undergoing a radical reshaping. Years of ambitious business plans are colliding with market realities, rising competition, and tighter funding constraints.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

Green Claims Across The Supply Chain

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Commission Publishes Final FSR Guidelines: Key Takeaways For M&A, Procurement, And Subsidy Control

European Union Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

CMA Draft Annual Plan: The Regulator Sets Out Key Priorities For Consumer Protection Enforcement

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Sets Out CMA Reform Agenda: Faster, Fairer Mergers Or Opening The Door To Political Interference?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

UK Antitrust Regime Set For Further Reform As Government Pushes Growth Agenda

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

UK Government Consults On Proposals To Improve The Mergers And Markets Regimes

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Finishing The Build: Private Damages Class Action To Extend Competition Enforcement In Housebuilding Sector

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

When Hiring Becomes Collusion: What Employers Need To Know About The CMA's 'Competing For Talent' Guidance

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Buckles Law

UK Antitrust And Merger Control: Six Developments To Watch Out For In 2026

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

The Quiet Revolution In The CMA's Assessment Of Local Mergers – Yet More Substantial Local Complexity

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

S6:E6 – The Surprising Science Behind Teamwork, Trust & Engagement | Di Gates, Connection Heroes (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Square One

Strategic Cross-border Enforcement In Asia (Video)

Worldwide International

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Withers LLP

Data Centres: Common Issues And How To Avoid Them (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Legislation To Reverse PACCAR Decision And Regulate Litigation Funding Agreements Accelerated

United Kingdom Litigation

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Update January 2026 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

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Antitrust, EU Competition

The CMA's New (Draft) Guidance On Unfair Terms: What You Need To Know

The Competition and Markets Authority has issued a comprehensive update to its guidance on unfair contract terms. This matters for all businesses selling to consumers in the UK.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

LS

Lewis Silkin

"State Of The Game" Report: Independent Football Regulator Unveils The Terms Of Reference

The Independent Football Regulator ('IFR') has unveiled the draft terms of reference (the 'ToR') for its "State of the Game" report (the 'Report'), which will be the first independent...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Refining The UK Competition Regime: Proposals To Change Mergers And Markets Investigations

The Government has issued a consultation entitled "Refining Our Competition Regime" (the Consultation), on a package of proposed legislative changes...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Government Launches Consultation Overhauling The CMA's Competition Regime

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

A Turning Point For Europe's Fibre Markets: AlixPartners' European Fibre Survey 2026

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

M&A – Consultation On Proposals To Improve The Merger Regime

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Green Claims Across The Supply Chain

United Kingdom Anti-trust

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Commission Publishes Final FSR Guidelines: Key Takeaways For M&A, Procurement, And Subsidy Control

European Union Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

CMA Draft Annual Plan: The Regulator Sets Out Key Priorities For Consumer Protection Enforcement

United Kingdom Anti-trust

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Cartels, Monopolies

When Hiring Becomes Collusion: What Employers Need To Know About The CMA's 'Competing For Talent' Guidance

For years, competition law has lived in the boardroom, not the HR suite. It was about prices, supply chains and markets, but rarely about people.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Buckles Law

Beyond The Model: What UK And German Courts Expect From Economic Experts In Cartel Damages Litigation

Economic evidence often plays a central role in damages cases associated with infringements of competition law.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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AlixPartners

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

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Knights

What The UK Procurement Act 2023 Means For Investigations

United Kingdom Government

AO

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

AO

A&O Shearman

Global Immunity And Leniency Activity Sees Little Uptick In 2024

United Kingdom Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

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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

Sa

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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Latest Videos

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

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Let's Talk Antitrust: UK Merger Control 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

Podcast: An Introduction To Patent Settlement Agreements And Pay-for-delay

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Bristows

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