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Guidance on the principles and process of applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases.
What to do if you're thinking about a merger, or already going through a merger investigation.
Explains the main things businesses need to know to stay on the right side of competition law and to spot and report illegal activity.
Guidance on how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) uses interim measures and derogations in merger investigations.
Explains the changes introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 to the conduct of market studies and market investigations by the CMA under the Enterprise Act 2002, as amended.
Information for businesses about how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates mergers, including processes, timelines and possible outcomes.
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will embed the 4Ps (pace, predictability, proportionality and process) to support growth, investment and business confidence in the UK’s digital markets competition regime.
How the CMA will operate its powers under the Competition Act and Modernisation Regulation in assessing conduct of dominant undertakings.
Renting a car doesn’t always go smoothly. Things can go wrong before, during or after the rental, make sure you protect yourself by reading our advice.
Information that trade associations need to know about competition law.
Guidelines for market investigations: their role, procedures, assessment and remedies.
The topics in the Market Guidance are based on analysis of the notifications received under the NSI Act and feedback from stakeholders on their experience of the system.
Information on how to confess a cartel, the CMA’s leniency programme and what to expect if the cartel activity was in Scotland.
Outlines the CMA’s approach to imposing administrative penalties for failure to comply with requirements imposed under its investigatory and remedies powers.
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
The CMA has provided a short guide for employers on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour.
The principles the CMA will apply in determining whether proceedings for the cartel offence should be carried out against an individual.
This guidance explains how the CMA handles information and complaints we receive about businesses and business practices.
Guidance on merger remedies in Phase 1 and Phase 2 investigations.
The section 3 statement sets out how the Secretary of State expects to exercise powers under the NSI Act to call-in certain acquisitions for scrutiny.
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