Under-pressure UK competition watchdog changes tack on travel merger
The UK’s competition watchdog has provisionally cleared a $570mn corporate travel deal in an unusual reversal of an earlier ...
UK should pursue positive and open engagement in new era of global trade competition: Beckie Hart
As the world grapples with shifting economic tides, the UK stands at a crossroads. Should it retreat behind protective ...
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UK Regulator Gives Provisional Green Light to Amex GBT-CWT Merger
In a sudden twist, the UK regulatory authority now thinks an Amex GBT-CWT merger would not thwart competition in travel ...
Global Business Travel Group's CWT Bid Won't Hurt Competition, U.K. Regulator Says
GBT and CWT's deal was announced in March 2024, prompting the CMA to open its merger probe on July 30. It is also being scrutinized in the U.S., where the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to ...
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New UK Consumer Protection Regime to Go Live in April 2025
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is set to transform the UK’s consumer protection regime by empowering the Competition ...
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Hogan Lovells hires two BCLP partners to strengthen London competition class action team
The dual-qualified Scottish and English solicitor trained at Maclay Murray & Spens in Glasgow and London before spending 18 ...
Competition chair told by ministers to help ‘maximise’ UK investment
The new chair of the UK’s competition regulator said he has been charged by ministers to help attract the “absolute maximum ...