CMA: Amazon and Meta agree to retail competition improvements November 3, 2023 As part of the new commitments, Amazon has agreed to give independent sellers a fair chance of their offers being featured in the site’s “Buy Box”, where most sales on the platform take place.
CMA pushes Adobe’s Figma deal probe deadline back eight weeks October 25, 2023 Britain's competition regulator has announced an extension of eight weeks for its ongoing investigation into Adobe's $20bn (£16.5bn) acquisition of cloud-based design platform Figma.
CMA launches probe into Worcester Bosch amid ‘greenwashing’ boiler claims October 17, 2023 It will also look at information given by Worcester Bosch about the use of hydrogen for home heating in the UK
CMA shines a light on legal risks in collaborating over climate change October 12, 2023 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today released guidance to provide clarity about competition laws on environmental sustainability and climate change.
BBC and ITV suspected of competition breaches by UK regulator October 12, 2023 Britain's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into potential competition breaches involved in television production.
CMA launches probe into Vodafone and Three UK’s £15bn tie up October 11, 2023 Britain's antitrust watchdog is examining whether an £15bn tie-up between Vodafone and Three UK would substantially lessen competition.
CMA launches probe into £7.5bn UK cloud market following Ofcom study October 5, 2023 Britain's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the UK's cloud market after an Ofcom study found competition issues.
CMA could put Hotpoint-Beko tie-up on ice over competition concerns September 28, 2023 A planned tie-up between the electrical and white goods giants behind Hotpoint and Beko in Europe could reduce choice and increase prices for UK consumers, Britain’s competition watchdog has warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it found competition concerns surrounding Turkish firm Arcelik’s takeover of Whirlpool’s European domestic appliances business. The regulator said [...]
Right-wing think tank claims digital markets bill is a ‘recipe for disaster’ September 19, 2023 Proposed legislation to regulate digital markets is a “recipe for disaster” and risks spooking tech companies by handing Britain’s competition watchdog unbridled power, according to a new paper by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The right-wing think tank has today published a paper which warns the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers bill (DMCC) will [...]
New AI principles hint at pro-innovation future of UK regulation September 19, 2023 Britain’s competition watchdog has set out guidelines to steer the development of artificial intelligence (AI), which lawyers suggest could be a blueprint for a pro-innovation future of AI regulation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed seven principles to guide the use and development of the foundation models that underpin AI giants like OpenAI’s [...]