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Business cartels: case studies

Case studies showing examples of business cartels, and anti-competitive activity.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 8 October 2018

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Case studies

• Dar Lighting fined £1.5 million for illegally preventing online price discounts
  • 21 June 2022
  • Case study
• Breaking competition law: construction cartel in rolled lead
  • 26 April 2021
  • Case study
• Breaking competition law: construction cartel in groundworks
  • 26 April 2021
  • Case study
• Private healthcare provider fixed prices with consultants
  • 24 September 2020
  • Case study
• Roland fined £4 million for illegally preventing online price discounts
  • 22 July 2020
  • Case study
• Korg fined £1.5 million for illegally preventing online price discounts
  • 9 July 2020
  • Case study
• £4.5 million fine for Fender for illegally preventing online price discounts 
  • 29 June 2020
  • Case study
• Why we fined Casio £3.7 million for breaking competition law
  • 29 June 2020
  • Case study
• Concrete companies: construction cartel
  • 25 February 2020
  • Case study
• Estate agents fined over £600,000 for illegal price fixing
  • 25 February 2020
  • Case study
• Office design companies fined over £7m for bid rigging
  • 31 May 2019
  • Case study
• Furniture parts rivals fined £2.8m for illegal market sharing
  • 10 October 2018
  • Case study
• Main suppliers of household fuels fined £3.4m for bid rigging
  • 25 May 2018
  • Case study
• Water tank suppliers fined £2.6m for illegally colluding
  • 12 February 2018
  • Case study
• Estate agents fined over £370k for illegal price-fixing
  • 18 September 2017
  • Case study
• Resale price maintenance case studies
  • 20 June 2017
  • Case study
• Amazon Marketplace online sellers fined £160k for price-fixing
  • 7 November 2016
  • Case study
• Estate agents and trade association fined £735k for breaking competition law
  • 3 June 2015
  • Case study

Published 8 October 2018