UK competition law enforcement: a multi-regulator perspective
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Programme
09 Oct 2025 Past event
CMS’s second data-driven report on the UK competition law enforcement landscape will be launched on Thursday 9 October. You are invited to be among the first to hear the impact of this extensive research and analysis.
This year, as well as updating the CMA and associated appeals data, the scope of research is extended beyond the CMA to cover all the concurrent regulators – including Ofcom, Ofgem, the FCA and Ofwat, providing you with a comprehensive insight into UK regulators’ competition law enforcement activity and associated CAT appeals.
Please join us to hear from the authors, regulators and senior in-house lawyers, who will discuss the policies and practicalities behind recent competition investigations.
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Agenda
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival and breakfast |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Where are we now? Brian Sher, Partner and Head of Competition and Anti-trust, CMS |
| 09:10 – 09:45 | Data-driven commentary on concurrent regulators’ investigations and what it means for their markets Jacqueline Vallat, Partner, CMS |
| 09:45 – 10:35 | Panel discussion on the current and future priorities for concurrent regulators Panel: Jacqueline Vallat, Partner, CMS – Chair Alex Olive, General Counsel, Payment Systems Regulator Ian Strawhorne, Director of Enforcement, Ofcom Graeme Young, Partner, CMS |
| 10:35 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | CMA investigations – shifts in focus and new analysis on fines Neil Baylis, Partner, CMS |
| 11:30 – 12:20 | Panel discussion on growth, competition compliance and investigation risk Panel: Brian Sher, Partner, CMS - Chair Sophie Thomson, Legal Director for Competition and Regulatory Law, BT Group Julianne Devine, Antitrust Counsel, Diageo Josh Sherer, Head of Competition Law, HSBC Russell Hoare, Partner, CMS |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | Wrap up Neil Baylis, Partner, CMS |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Buffet lunch |
UK competition law enforcement: Decoding the CMA and CAT's decisions
Please view our 2024 CMS Competition enforcement report below.
Location
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
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