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Guidance on the principles and process of applications for leniency and no-action in cartel cases.
Guidance on merger remedies in Phase 1 and Phase 2 investigations.
How the CMA applies exceptions to the duty to refer in operating the merger control regime.
Consumer rights guide for undergraduate students choosing or currently taking a higher education course and their advisers.
Guidelines for market investigations: their role, procedures, assessment and remedies.
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.
Guidance for businesses and their advisers detailing the approach and procedures used by the CMA in the exercise of its investigation and enforcement powers under the Competition Act 1998.
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.
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.
Sets out the basis on which the CMA calculates financial penalties for CA98 infringements.
Information on consumer rights for residents in care homes and their families or other representatives.
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.
A 60-second summary on how to spot pyramid selling, avoid the risks of participating in it and report it.
This statement sets out the Competition and Markets Authority’s policy and approach to transparency and information disclosure.
Guidance for lawyers and third parties on how the CMA collects information before deciding whether to investigate a merger.
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
The principles the CMA will apply in determining whether proceedings for the cartel offence should be carried out against an individual.
Quick guide to the main rules covering how you compete, how you treat your customers and how you sell.
This interpretive guidance primarily addresses questions about De-listing practice by retailers regulated by the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the Code).
How the CMA will operate its powers under the Competition Act and Modernisation Regulation in assessing conduct of dominant undertakings.
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