7 years ago

UK Competition Authority Overhaul: New Enforcer to Shake Up Market.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority replaces the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission as the UK's Competition Authority
Matt Evans, Vincent Brophy

Paper Summary

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has replaced the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission as the country's main competition authority starting from April 1, 2014. This change means that the UK will now have a single entity responsible for enforcing competition laws, unlike before when there were two separate authorities.

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