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 …
...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...
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...
...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...
...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...
...that help people compare.To help these tools be developed we’ve recommended that legal regulators release data (for example complaints data). Getting lawyers to publish their prices online Lawyers should publish...
...way local authorities and the NHS buy services work well? How do local authorities and regulators affect outcomes in this sector, including through ‘market shaping’ activities? How do regulations in...
...care home is a big decision with often a huge financial impact. So we want to be sure that the care homes sector is working well, and that residents and...
...avoid price co-ordination and other anti-competitive collusion. And in a significant development, the managing director of the online poster supplier that was fined in that case has been disqualified from...
...in debt. Therefore it is important that students are provided with the very best information to help them choose, that universities respond to the needs of students, and the sector...
...video for businesses explaining fairness in consumer contract terms as well as top tips on how to write contract terms. These guides provide a simplified overview for businesses and complement...