UK : Trends in Merger Control Post-Brexit : Fresh out of the oven

Other Author      Ruth Neligan, Trainee Solicitor

In the two years since the United Kingdom left the European Union, the Competition and Markets Authority has established itself as a notable competition authority on the global stage, including in the digital sphere. This article, published in Concurrences, summarises a number of trends in UK merger control post-Brexit with reference to key cases, the CMA’s expansive approach to the exercise of its jurisdiction, its work with other merger competition authorities and proposed reforms.