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Retail and Consumer

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2020: competition and online sales

In recent years, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become firmly established with UK consumers as major retail events

Corporate

UK's M&A regulator consults on significant changes to the Takeover Code

The update reflects the multitude of authorisations and clearances surrounding a takeover and comes as Brexit ends the role of

Retail and Consumer

Singapore's competition regulator sets out new guidelines on price transparency

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has published its Guidelines on Price Transparency that set out how it

Decarbonisation

Climate change and sustainability: is competition law a barrier to progress?

Businesses are increasingly looking to work with industry competitors to pursue environmental and sustainability objectives, particularly where going-it-alone would create

Coronavirus / COVID-19 – Competition and State aid

State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies

Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.

Competition, antitrust and trade

UK Digital Markets Taskforce calls for information to shape new competition law framework for digital markets

New taskforce looks to build on work of the Furman review and adopt a radical approach with preventative controls rather

Managing Covid-19

State aid | European Commission amends Temporary Framework for a third time to include aid for micro and small companies

Micro and small companies, including start-ups, may benefit from aid; while recapitalisation measures have been modified for businesses in general.

Regulatory and compliance

Publication of the "Compliance Programs Guide in relation to the Defence of Competition" of the National Commission of Markets and Competition

On 10 June, the CNMC published a guide on the most relevant aspects that compliance programmes should contain in relation