In 2023, the CMA fined 10 construction firms £60 million for colluding to rig the bidding processes for demolition and asbestos removal contracts worth £150 million. The evidence in the case included emails, text messages and handwritten notes - even …
Our updated leniency guidance creates stronger incentives to apply for leniency before the CMA opens an investigation.
The Procurement Act 2023 introduces mandatory exclusions, and a debarment register for suppliers involved in illegal cartel activity.
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 …
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.
Find out how the CMA has trialled predictive coding on recent investigations and how it could help to streamline future cases.
We provide insight into how we investigate cartels including the processes involved.
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.
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.
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.