Tag: CMA
CMA Welcomes Appeals Court Ruling In Phenytoin Case
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will now carefully review the elements that the court has decided to refer back to it, as it...
CMA To Crack Down On Coronavirus Price Increases
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated it may need government intervention to regulate the cost of items as “panic-buying” increases thanks to...
UK’s CMA Fines Firms After Drug Collusion Probe
Four drugs firms have been fined £3.4 million (US$4.4 million) with a £1 million (US$1.3 million) payment to be made to the National Health...
Landmark Hospital Merger Goes Back To UK’s Competition Watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it is assessing the merger proposals for The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust and...
UK’s CMA Tackled Highest Share Of Deals Worldwide
The UK has emerged as the most aggressive antitrust enforcer worldwide after it frustrated the highest proportion of deals in the past five years...
UK Regulator Cracks Down On Mis-selling Of Leases
The UK antitrust regulator has announced a clampdown on developers over “troubling evidence” of mis-selling in the sale of leasehold properties in the UK.
The...
UK Watchdog Sends Letter To Big Four Outlining “Operational Separation”
Britain’s audit watchdog has asked the top seven accountancy firms to press ahead with separating the running of their audit and consultancy services without...
New CMA Campaign Urges Firms In Scotland To Compete
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning to Scottish businesses with a new campaign, which asks firms if they are “Cheating...
UK’s CMA Threatens Audit Firms With Extra Reforms
The UK competition watchdog has warned of further drastic reforms of the audit market if the industry continues to “oppose or undermine” its proposed...
UK OKs Bottomline’s Purchase Of Experian Payments Gateway
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the provisional findings of its in-depth investigation into Bottomline’s purchase of Experian Payments Gateway early on...