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Published on: 31 March 2014

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What will be the CMA’s enforcement priorities? How important is the government steer on this?
Who are the key personalities at the CMA and what kind of approach are they likely to take?
What difference will the structural change (from two to one regulator) make in practice?
Will the relationship with sector regulators change?
What concerns do you have about the new system? What would be a successful first year for the CMA?

Article summary

Competition analysis: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) goes live on 1 April 2014 bringing together the former Competition Commission (CC) and aspects of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Peter Broadhurst, partner in Simmons and Simmons’ EU, competition and regulatory group discusses what we can expect from it.

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