Digital Markets and Competition Law
Long-awaited legislation for UK digital markets regime and competition law reform to enter into force January 2025
After a longer than expected genesis, the digital regulatory regime and competition reforms provided for in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (“DMCC”) Act, which became law in May 2024 ahead of the July general election, will come into force on 1 January 2025. The DMCC Act was published on 3 June 2024 and can be viewed here. Read more
Digital Regulatory and Competition Reforms Pass Lords Committee Stage with Limited Amendments
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill has been making its way through the House of Lords committee stage. Our team has been tracking developments closely. This short alert provides a status update on the Bill’s passage through Parliament. Read more
“Conduct requirements” and “Pro-Competition Interventions”: New tools in the CMA’s proposed digital regime toolbox
This is the third in a series of articles analysing specific features of the digital and competition reforms contained in the recently published Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill). Read more
The UK’s new digital regime regulating firms with “strategic market status”: who is within scope?
This is the second in a series of articles analysing specific features of the digital and competition reforms contained in the recently published Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill). Read more
UK merger control reform: significant expansion planned in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, introduced to Parliament on 25 April 2023, includes significant reforms to the UK’s merger control regime. Read more
Competition reform and the UK’s answer to Big Tech: the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill is finally here
On 25 April 2023, the Government published and introduced to Parliament the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Read more.
