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CMA proposes next steps for improving mobile platforms in the UK

CMA proposes next steps for improving mobile platforms in the UK

What we've heard so far through our SMS investigations, and how we propose to improve competition in mobile platforms.

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How ‘free’ is this trial? Tips for avoiding unexpected charges

Posted by: George Lusty, Posted on: 13 May 2020 - Categories: Consumer protection
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The CMA and ASA are reminding people to take care when signing up to 'free' trials. Read these top tips to help you avoid unwanted and unexpected charges which could cost a lot of money.

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5 reasons anti-competitive behaviour is bad for everyone

Posted by: Georgina Laverack, Posted on: 9 March 2020 - Categories: Competition law compliance
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If you suspect a business is engaging in anti-competitive behaviour by colluding with its rivals, you might think it’s not your problem but find out why anti-competitive practices are everyone's concern.

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Remedies: holding businesses to account

Posted by: Adam Land, Posted on: 4 March 2020 - Categories: Competition law compliance

When investigating mergers or specific industries, we look to see if there are any competition problems that could lead to people paying higher prices or not having a good enough range of options to choose from. If we’re concerned people …

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5 consequences of breaking competition law

Posted by: Georgina Laverack, Posted on: 2 March 2020 - Categories: Competition law compliance
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If you’re a business owner or a company director, it’s your responsibility to ensure that your business complies with competition law. If your business colludes with others to engage in price fixing, market sharing or bid rigging, here’s what can happen.

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5 reasons cartel behaviour is bad for business

Posted by: Georgina Laverack, Posted on: 25 February 2020 - Categories: Competition law compliance
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Healthy competition between suppliers is good for businesses and customers alike. But sometimes suppliers get together and collude. In this blog I'll be covering why that's bad for business.

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Big changes in retail banking

Posted by: Colin Garland, Posted on: 20 February 2020 - Categories: Consumer protection
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It’s 2 years since most of our reforms to the retail banking sector came into effect, following our 2016 investigation. These were designed to make banks work harder for their customers – both individuals and SMEs.

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Ten ways to make time to talk

Posted by: Adam Land, Posted on: 6 February 2020 - Categories: Life at the CMA

Today, 6th February, is Time to Talk Day 2020.  This is a national event encouraging everyone to be more open about mental health. As you may be aware from previous blogs, I've made the highly personal choice to write about …

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Tech insights and agile working in the DaTA Unit 

Posted by: David Dorrell, Posted on: 18 October 2019 - Categories: Life at the CMA
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David Dorrell, Director of Data Science explains why we are developing the capability of our DaTA Unit and the new job roles available.

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“Three Good Things”: supporting positive mental health and wellbeing

Posted by: Adam Land, Posted on: 9 October 2019 - Categories: Life at the CMA
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We're celebrating our fourth annual Wellbeing Week at the CMA. In this blog post, Adam shares an exercise he's found useful to promote positive wellbeing at work.

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How the CMA investigates cartels

Posted by: Ashley Wakeman, Posted on: 6 September 2019 - Categories: Competition Act 1998 and cartels

We provide insight into how we investigate cartels including the processes involved.

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