Dispute Resolution
This article “fact-checks” the “Notice to Stakeholders” published by the European Commission on November 21, 2017[1] (the “Notice”). The Notice has received widespread press…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority ("the FCA") has published the terms of reference for a market study into the wholesale insurance broker market. Its aim is to understand whether competition works…
In its recent draft annual plan, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) committed itself “to further step up the pace, scale and impact of our enforcement against anticompetitive or unfair…
On 1 December 2016, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) obtained a novel “disqualification undertaking” from Daniel Aston, the managing director of online poster supplier Trod Limited,…
A Brexit Competition Law Working Group has been formed, chaired by Sir John Vickers. The other members are Jon Turner QC, Amelia Fletcher, John Fingleton, Sir Nicholas Forwood, Ali Nikpay and…
The result is in. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union, with profound economic, social, and, naturally, legal consequences. As the dust settles, lawyers practising across a wide range…
In all competition investigations, it is inevitable that the parties under investigation, and often also third parties, will receive numerous information requests and demands to produce documents and…
A recent report from the National Audit Office has recommended that the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") increase the number of cartel investigations it carries out. A number of recent…
In a recent judgment, Property Alliance Group v Royal Bank of Scotland, the High Court has ruled that legal advice privilege applied to documents created by external lawyers whilst advising…
On 1 October 2015, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“CRA 2015”) entered into force. The CRA 2015 makes numerous changes to consumer rights laws in the United Kingdom. Of particular interest to…
