Tag: CMA
UK Building Companies Abandon Merger During CMA Probe
Kingspan has abandoned its proposed deal with Building Solutions during an in-depth CMA probe. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it...
UK Watchdog Probes Companies’ Steps To Fight Fake Reviews
Britain’s competition regulator announced on Friday, May 22, it has launched an investigation into shopping websites to ascertain whether measures taken by them to...
UK’s CMA Panel Gets 9 New Appointments
UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma has on Thursday, 14 May, confirmed 9 appointments to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) panel.
Panel members are tasked...
Bauer Takes Complete Ownership Of Radio Advertising Co. After CMA Approval
Bauer Media has announced that it has taken complete ownership of radio advertising agency First Radio Sales (FRS). The media firm got a 50%...
UK Holiday Co. Reported To Watchdog Over Refund Refusals
Some of Britain's biggest holiday lettings companies have been reported to the competition regulator over concerns about their terms and conditions regarding refunds.
Consumer group...
UK Watchdog’s Update On Protecting Consumers During COVID-19
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published on Friday, April 24, an update from its COVID-19 Taskforce, set up to monitor and respond to...
CMA Updates Approach To Merger Assessments
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provided more detail on its general approach to assessing mergers during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Following its statement...
UK Clears £2B Telecommunication Deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £2 billion (US$2.46 billion) merger between Cellnex UK and Arqiva’s telecommunication infrastructure division.
Both companies are...
UK’s CMA Says Takeway Can Integrate Just Eat
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided Dutch online food ordering company Takeaway.com can proceed with its integration of Just Eat, the company...
Invoking the ECJ’s Intel Judgment, the UK Court of Appeal Broadly...
By James Killick, Assimakis Komninos & Aqeel Kadri (White & Case LLP)1
Introduction
On March 10, 2020, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the Competition Appeal...