tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-05-08T00:00:00+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/court-upholds-cmas-99m-fine-on-pharma-over-excessive-nhs-thyroid-drug-prices 2025-05-08T00:00:00+01:00 Court upholds CMA鈥檚 拢99m fine on pharma over excessive NHS thyroid drug prices 皇冠体育app Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the CMA鈥檚 finding that Advanz broke the law by overcharging the NHS for essential thyroid drug liothyronine. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sports-broadcast-and-production-companies-fined-4-million-in-freelancer-pay-investigation 2025-03-21T00:00:00+00:00 Sports broadcast and production companies fined 拢4 million in freelancer pay investigation Sky, BT, IMG, ITV and BBC admitted to breaking the law after colluding on rates of pay for freelancers tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-reaches-settlement-with-banks-in-competition-case 2025-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 CMA reaches settlement with banks in competition case Banks agree to pay fines for past exchanges of sensitive information about UK government bonds. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-probes-possible-bid-rigging-in-relation-to-school-improvement-fund 2024-12-11T00:00:00+00:00 CMA probes possible bid-rigging in relation to school improvement fund 皇冠体育app CMA has launched an investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a key government fund for improving the condition of school buildings. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-competition-law-enforcement-a-look-ahead 2024-12-05T14:10:18+00:00 UK competition law enforcement: a look ahead A speech by Juliette Enser, interim Executive Director for Competition Enforcement at the CMA, delivered at King's College London. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-launches-programme-of-work-to-support-growth-mission 2024-10-24T07:00:09+01:00 CMA launches programme of work to support growth mission 皇冠体育app CMA announces a new growth-focused work programme from its Microeconomics Unit alongside publication of its third State of Competition report. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-appoints-3-senior-legal-directors 2024-10-08T12:45:41+01:00 CMA appoints 3 Senior Legal Directors Louren莽o Ventura and Emma Cochrane will join the CMA鈥檚 existing team and Richard Romney will take up his current Senior Legal Director role on a permanent basis. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-wins-drug-market-sharing-appeal 2024-09-06T10:17:10+01:00 CMA wins drug market sharing appeal 皇冠体育app Court of Appeal has upheld the CMA鈥檚 finding of cartel infringement relating to an illegal market sharing agreement in the supply of an essential medicine. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-objects-to-googles-ad-tech-practices-in-bid-to-help-uk-advertisers-and-publishers 2024-09-06T10:01:52+01:00 CMA objects to Google鈥檚 ad tech practices in bid to help UK advertisers and publishers Statement of objections sets out how Google may have broken competition law by using its dominance to favour its own ad tech services in open-display advertising. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-looks-to-new-digital-markets-competition-regime-to-resolve-app-store-concerns 2024-08-21T11:00:54+01:00 CMA looks to new digital markets competition regime to resolve app store concerns Competition Act cases closed ahead of new digital markets regime coming into force. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-finds-fundamental-concerns-in-housebuilding-market 2024-02-26T07:00:10+00:00 CMA finds fundamental concerns in housebuilding market 皇冠体育app CMA has concluded its housebuilding market study in England, Scotland, and Wales. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-secures-improvements-in-ways-amazon-and-meta-treat-competitors-benefitting-customers 2023-11-03T11:02:24+00:00 CMA secures improvements in ways Amazon and Meta treat competitors, benefitting customers 皇冠体育app CMA has secured commitments from 2 of the largest digital players, Amazon and Meta, in 2 separate cases, benefitting sellers and customers by ensuring fair competition on their retail platforms. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-launches-investigation-into-the-supply-of-chemicals-for-use-in-construction-industry 2023-10-17T14:13:20+01:00 CMA launches investigation into the supply of chemicals for use in construction industry 皇冠体育app CMA has launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of chemicals for use in the construction industry. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-launches-green-agreements-guidance-to-help-businesses-co-operate-on-environmental-goals 2023-10-12T00:00:00+01:00 CMA launches Green Agreements Guidance to help businesses co-operate on environmental goals New guidance published by the CMA will help businesses understand how they can collaborate on environmental sustainability goals without breaking the law. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-decision-upheld-in-major-drug-price-abuse-case 2023-09-18T17:42:23+01:00 CMA decision upheld in major drug price abuse case Firms which raised prices for key medicine by over 10,000% from 70p to 拢72 have had their appeal against a CMA finding of excessive pricing rejected by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). 皇冠体育app firms must now pay almost 拢13鈥� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-defeats-legal-challenge-in-medicine-pricing-case 2023-08-08T11:15:45+01:00 CMA defeats legal challenge in medicine pricing case 皇冠体育app Competition Appeal Tribunal has unanimously upheld the CMA鈥檚 decision condemning a pharmaceutical supplier for excessive pricing of medicines sold to the NHS. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/amazon-offers-to-change-marketplace-rules-to-address-cma-concerns 2023-07-26T11:00:13+01:00 Amazon offers to change Marketplace rules to address CMA concerns In response to competition concerns raised by the CMA, Amazon has offered commitments not to use Marketplace seller data and to treat all sellers鈥� offers equally when selecting which to feature in the 鈥楤uy Box鈥� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/leicester-city-fc-to-be-fined-up-to-880k-after-admitting-anti-competitive-arrangement-with-jd-sports 2023-07-05T11:26:57+01:00 Leicester City FC to be fined up to 拢880k after admitting anti-competitive arrangement with JD Sports 皇冠体育app CMA has provisionally found that Leicester City FC and JD Sports colluded to restrict competition in the sales of Leicester City-branded clothing, including replica kit, in the UK. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/blowing-the-whistle-on-cartels 2023-06-06T10:11:10+01:00 Blowing the whistle on cartels CMA increases informant reward up to 拢250K to crack down on cartels tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/meta-offers-to-limit-use-of-other-businesses-ad-data-to-address-cma-concerns 2023-05-26T11:12:46+01:00 Meta offers to limit use of other businesses鈥� ad data to address CMA concerns In response to competition concerns raised by the CMA, Meta has offered commitments not to use competitors鈥� advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace online classified ad service. 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