What good regulation looks like and why it matters
What good regulation looks like and why it matters
The importance of good regulation in a challenging economic environment.
Complying with competition law: one of your good habits?
...by agreeing to fix a minimum commission rate, the agents were in fact cheating local homeowners by denying them the chance of shopping around to get a better deal. As...
Banking overhaul takes the next step
Are you a small business owner unsure how to compare banks and shop around for a cheaper loan or a better business bank account? Or a personal current account user...
Promoting competition bulletin: July 2017
It’s been an eventful period since our last Promoting Competition bulletin, and there’s a lot to update you on.
Are care homes working well for residents and their families?
Douglas Cooper on our care homes market study findings so far and next steps to ensure care homes are working well for residents and their families.
The pre-election period
In the coming weeks, you will notice that it’s quieter than usual on this blog. It’s because between midnight on Friday, 21 April and the general election on 8 June is the pre-election period. This means that we will only …
CMA checks out comparison sites
Acting Chief Executive, Andrea Coscelli, explains our examination of comparison tools and what we’re doing to make sure they work for customers.
A silver lining for cloud storage
...much-loved and valuable belongings, we acted to review compliance with consumer law in the sector. Following our review, 10 companies including Amazon, Apple, BT, Google and Microsoft, have made a...
30 in their 30s – women competition professionals recognised
Natalie Harsdorf, Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde and Ann Pope, CMA Senior Director, Antitrust Last week Kate Collyer, CMA Deputy Chief Economic Adviser, and I had the pleasure of speaking...
It’s time to change our minds on mental health
...own wellbeing. The reaction from colleagues was amazing. Unlike my normal presentations, nobody fell asleep for a start! Instead all the speakers at the session got a very warm and...
Why enforcing competition law is important for all of us
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Andrea Coscelli, Posted on:
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Categories:
Competition Act 1998 and cartels, Competition law compliance
...The cases saw a wide range of illegal behaviour, including: price-fixing agreements (in one case using computer algorithms) between suppliers market-sharing to allocate customers suppliers preventing online retailers from cutting...