Cartels: being first to apply for leniency matters more than ever
Our updated leniency guidance creates stronger incentives to apply for leniency before the CMA opens an investigation.
Competition Act 1998 and cartels
New Procurement Act: exclusion and debarment on competition grounds - what suppliers and contractors need to know
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Deborah Wilkie, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
The Procurement Act 2023 introduces mandatory exclusions, and a debarment register for suppliers involved in illegal cartel activity.
Google’s Privacy Sandbox commitments: Implementation and what comes next
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Chris Jenkins and Angela Nissyrios, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels
We have published our latest quarterly update on the implementation of Google’s Privacy Sandbox commitments. Google plans to remove third-party cookies from its Chrome browser and replace them with new Privacy Sandbox tools. These changes aim to reduce the sharing …
Cartels in construction – CMA message for business leaders
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Juliette Enser, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
In recent years, we’ve fined a total of £67m across 5 competition law cases in the construction industry. Read this blog on why it’s important to comply with the law.
Predictive coding: how technology could help to streamline cases
Find out how the CMA has trialled predictive coding on recent investigations and how it could help to streamline future cases.
How the CMA investigates cartels
We provide insight into how we investigate cartels including the processes involved.
Working with us to tackle cartels
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Sean McNabb, Director - Cartels, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
This blog explains what happens when you report a business cartel to us and the processes we have in place to help protect those who 'blow the whistle' on them.
It only takes one meeting to break competition law…
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Deborah Wilkie, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
If a company’s staff exchange competitively-sensitive, confidential information – even at just one meeting – that risks a breach of competition law. Learn more about what you can do if approached to join a cartel or to get involved in anti-competitive arrangements.
Season’s greetings: highlights from 2018 at the CMA
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Andrea Coscelli, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Consumer protection, Life at the CMA, Markets, Mergers
2018 has been another busy and exciting year for us at the CMA, and I’ve been reflecting on all our achievements over the past 12 months.
Could you be breaking competition law?
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David Harper, Posted on:
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Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
According to the CMA’s latest research with UK businesses, understanding of competition law is still low, with the majority of businesses still not understanding competition law well.