Becket McGrath quoted in GCR article: “CMA proposes regulatory reform to combat big tech”
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has called for a new regime to regulate the online economy, after its digital advertising study found the market …
Tag: CMA
Increasing interim measure use stirs consequences debate
Sarah Long commented to PaRR analytics on the increased use of interim measures, cautioning that despite the CMA’s recognition that the tool should be used more, the …
“CMA Policy: UK Competition Authority Asserts itself in Anticipation of Brexit” comments by Sarah Long
Sarah Long was asked to comment on The Capital Forum’s Vol. 7 No. 300 story published on 15 August 2019 entitled “CMA Policy: UK Competition …
Digital markets and merger control: some reflections on the CMA’s Lear Report
Sarah Long Ex-post evaluation of competition authorities’ decisions is a very valuable exercise, and something that the OECD Competition Committee has been championing for many …
Sarah Long to speak on digital markets panel at the Competition Section Annual Conference 2019
Sarah Long will join the panel on competition and digital markets at the Competition Section Annual Conference held at the Law Society on 9 May …
Something is happening in UK merger control … despite Brexit
One would be forgiven for concluding that the only thing that is happening in the UK is Brexit. However, there are some interesting ideas being …
Leaving the Problem Behind – a possible alternative to Remedies in UK Merger Control
In 2004 I was involved in Convatec/Acordis, an anticipated UK merger, which was referred to a Phase II investigation by the then Competition Commission. The …
Three years of CMA merger control: a statistical review (by Gavin Robert)
Gavin Robert has written an article entitled ‘Three years of CMA merger control: a statistical review’ published in Issue 3/2017 of the Competition Law Journal. Download …
Some thoughts on the merger appeals in UPS/TNT and ICE/Trayport
Two significant merger control judgments in 24 hours, one UK and one EU, underline the importance of judicial control in merger decisions. In the first, …