Tag: CMA
UK: Balmoral loses legal fight overprice fixing fine
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued the penalty to Balmoral Tanks, a subsidiary of Aberdeen-based engineering services company Balmoral Group, after it was...
UK: Brexit priority for CMA in annual plan
The CMA is publishing its annual plan when the timing and nature of the UK’s exit from the EU remain uncertain. The plan makes...
EU: EC gives greenlight on CMA CGM’s US$1.6B bid for Ceva
Shipping company CMA CGM’s bid to enter the freight forwarding market took another step forward as the ocean carrier opened up its US$1.68 billion...
UK: NED and panel members appointed to CMA board
Business Secretary Greg Clark has appointed Cynthia Dubin as a non-executive director and Robin Foster, Colleen Keck, Karthik Subramanya, Shrinivas Honap, and Maria da...
UK: CMA ready for increase workload after Brexit
According to the Financial Times, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is gearing up for a big increase in responsibilities and workload after Brexit,...
UK: CMA investigates 1,600% price increase of liothyronine over 8-year period
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has refined its window of investigation into the alleged “excessive and unfair pricing” of liothyronine tablets, which it...
UK: CMA publishes guidance on its State aid role in case...
The UK government laid a State aid Statutory Instrument (SI) before Parliament on January 21, 2019, to ensure a domestic state aid regime would...
UK: CMA clears airport services merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday, January 17, cleared Menzies Aviation’s takeover of part of Airline Services’ business after an in-depth investigation...
UK: No breakup for Big Four accountancy firms
The UK’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, PwC, EY and Deloitte — have escaped a forced breakup from the Competition and Markets Authority...
UK: Construction firms admit to cartel activity
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that 3 drainage product manufacturers broke UK competition law by coordinating prices for customers and...