Competition
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City Week 2026: Growth, collaboration, and competition among financial centers
Panel discussion featured senior figures from financial centers in New York, London, Shanghai, Paris, and Riyadh.
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A new era for EU Merger control?
Key takeaways from the draft 2026 Merger Guidelines and practical advice.
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A new era of EU law-making and a regulatory “deep cleaning”
A proposal by the European Commission will ensure that new EU laws follow simplicity by design, step away from gold-plating, and are more strictly enforced.
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No more faux five stars: CMA launches fake reviews investigations
CMA warns that manipulating review collection, weighting, or display can mislead consumers and may violate the DMCCA’s new ban on certain review practices.
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CMA to investigate Microsoft business software and cloud services ecosystem
Regulator says investigation will create greater choice for UK businesses and public sector at pivotal time of advances in AI.
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UK’s CMA investigates hotel chains for suspected unlawful data sharing
The probe will focus on whether some chains shared “competitively sensitive” information with each other, leaving other businesses in a disadvantaged position.
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CMA gets commitments from Apple and Google to protect UK app developers
Move “intended to deliver immediate improvements in certainty, transparency and fairness for thousands of UK businesses dependent on app stores.”
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CMA consulting on Google conduct requirements
Targeted rules for the business may be introduced as a result of its strategic market status in search services.
