3/2/2026 9:27:56 AM The UK Competition and Markets Authority announces its first ever fine under new consumer enforcement powers By Victoria Yuan Charlotte Gaillet Key takeaways The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on 13 February 2026 that it has fined Euro Car Parks nearly half a...
2/18/2026 9:25:18 AM Qualcomm wins again on chips and royalties as UK competition collective action is withdrawn By Sophie Lawrance The UK collective proceedings regime received another indication today of the challenges to standalone abuse of dominance claims, as...
2/4/2026 9:05:15 AM CMA reform proposals put consumers front and centre By Antonia Kendrick Francion Brooks The CMA’s recently launched consultation regarding the UK’s competition regime shows the watchdog remains focussed on putting consumers...
2/3/2026 10:03:04 AM UK centric deals remain a priority for the UK Competition Markets Authority By Victoria Yuan The UK government is consulting on proposals to the UK competition regime to support its pro-growth agenda. The changes aim to streamline...
12/10/2025 2:08:26 PM Cloudy Outlook for Copycats? Successful Reputation-based Trade Mark Claim in Lookalike Packaging Dispute By Tim Heaps A Summary of the Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Thatchers v Aldi Tim Heaps, ‘Cloudy Outlook for Copycats? Successful Reputation-based...
11/26/2025 12:51:58 PM UK Competition and Markets Authority launches its first consumer enforcement action – what businesses need to know By Victoria Yuan Stephen Smith Sean Ibbetson On 18 November, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) used its direct enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition...
11/21/2025 5:03:53 PM Bitter medicine for Cinven By Sophie Lawrance David Horner Victoria Yuan Oliver Alsop +1 more... Show less CMA reportedly seeking first Competition Disqualification Orders against PE fund directors Summary The UK Competition and Markets...
11/13/2025 5:22:50 PM Judgment in second-hand software dispute By Anna Cook The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has handed down a judgment on two preliminary issues relating to the reselling of software licences...
10/22/2025 12:19:36 PM Competition-IP Interface: Transactions, Collaboration, and Unilateral Conduct (EU) By Sophie Lawrance Edwin Bond Iva Gobac Reproduced from Practical Law with the permission of the publishers. For further information, visit practicallaw.com. A Practice Note...
10/21/2025 3:18:56 PM Fashion Victims: European Commission fines Gucci, Chloé and Loewe €157 million for resale price fixing By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 14 October 2025, the European Commission announced that it had imposed fines of over €157 million on luxury fashion houses Gucci,...
8/14/2025 11:42:10 AM Women’s healthcare and UK competition enforcement – recent developments By Antonia Kendrick Healthcare generally is a priority enforcement sector for competition watchdogs across the world, including the UK’s Competition and...
7/30/2025 2:34:53 PM Biotech Review of the Year: latest developments By Bristows LLP At the start of the year, our editors (Xisca Borrás, Katie Cambrook and Aida Tohala) presented to you the 12th edition of our Biotech...