antitrust and competition law
Market Investigations in UK Competition Law
Introduction The UK market investigation regime, established under Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002, provides the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) with a powerful tool for addressing …
The Competition Act 1998
Introduction The Competition Act 1998 (CA 1998) is the principal legislation governing competition law in the United Kingdom. The Act prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuses of market power, …
UK Antitrust Law
Statutory Framework UK competition law is principally governed by the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002. The Competition Act reproduces the substance of EU Articles 101 and 102 TFEU …
UK Merger Control
Introduction UK merger control is governed principally by the Enterprise Act 2002 (EA 2002), which replaced the public interest test under the Fair Trading Act 1973 with a competition-based …