Search and Search Advertising are critical for UK consumers and businesses so it’s vital that effective competition delivers good outcomes. Overview Google search accounts for more than 90% of all general search queries in the UK, with millions of people …
Joint ventures have a lot of appeal and for good reason. When businesses join forces they can pool goods, services and funds to help them innovate and achieve commercial success that they couldn’t otherwise do alone. This is especially true …
The CMA has published its latest annual report on the concurrency regime. In a nutshell, concurrency refers to the fact that both the CMA and sector regulators (such as the regulators in the communications, energy, water, aviation, rail, healthcare, financial …
Four years on from the creation of the CMA, we face opportunities and challenges that would have been hard to predict back in 2014. High among these is the UK’s exit from the EU (Exit). It presents clear opportunities as …
Are you a member of an industry of trade association? If so, you should check you and your association are playing by the right rules. The constitutions, decisions and recommendations of trade associations and how their members behave have …
When Horace penned the words, carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero (seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow) he appreciated the value of not leaving to chance future happenings, but rather to do all one can today to …
On 1 February, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that online gambling firms must stop using unfair promotions that trap players’ money.
...balances, and make sure they know other options are available to them. And there is more to come: Open Banking: Open Banking will continue to evolve, with enhancements being introduced...
...the great satisfaction of seeing the positive impact my disclosure has had on others, it has enriched my relationship with my work colleagues by opening up the possibility for more...
...choosing a care home. It's also often difficult for them to complain effectively if they experience problems when living in a home. We also found concerns that some homes might...
We’ve developed a free software tool that can help you screen tender data for those tell-tale signs that a bid might not be all it seems.