Consultation outcome

Leniency and no-action in cartel cases

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
29 April 2025
Last updated
28 October 2025 — See all updates
This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses

PDF, 342 KB, 40 pages

Detail of outcome

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its guidance on leniency and no-action applications in cartel cases.

Feedback received

Ashurst LLP

PDF, 215 KB, 7 pages

City of London Law Society Competition Law Committee

PDF, 307 KB, 9 pages

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

PDF, 238 KB, 6 pages

Eversheds Sutherland International LLP

PDF, 186 KB, 4 pages

Freshfields LLP

PDF, 271 KB, 16 pages

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

PDF, 180 KB, 7 pages

Linklaters LLP

PDF, 170 KB, 5 pages

Mills & Reeve LLP

PDF, 149 KB, 6 pages

Original consultation

Summary

The CMA is consulting on proposed changes to its published guidance on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

The CMA is inviting views on proposed changes to its guidance on applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases (OFT1495).

OFT1495 was issued by the Office of Fair Trading in July 2013, and was adopted by the CMA Board in 2014. It provides detailed guidance on the application of the CMA’s leniency policy.

Documents

Consultation document

PDF, 337 KB, 25 pages

[Draft for consultation] Short guide to cartels and leniency for individuals

PDF, 255 KB, 18 pages

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[Draft for consultation] Short guide to cartels and leniency for businesses

PDF, 244 KB, 16 pages

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[Draft for consultation] Applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases (CMA210)

PDF, 1.94 MB, 140 pages

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Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2025
Last updated 28 October 2025 show all updates

  1. Final outcome published.

  2. First published.

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