The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of...more
8/2/2023
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Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
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Merger Controls ,
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
As we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new...more
6/20/2023
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Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On 26 April 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission“) published a long awaited draft regulation on promoting fairness and transparency in online platforms, introducing some new rules for the operators of platforms...more