Tag: CMA
UK’s CMA Probes Ryanair & BA Over Refund Refusals
The UK competition regulator has launched enforcement cases into Ryanair and British Airways after the airlines refused to offer customers refunds for flights they...
CMA Criticized Over Plans To Combat Big Bank Dominance
According to the Financial Times, the UK’s competition regulator has been accused of “putting foxes in charge of the henhouse” after asking the banking...
UK Court Dismisses Sabre’s Challenge Of CMA Decision To Block Farelogix...
The UK Competition Appeals Tribunal on Friday, May 21, dismissed Sabre's challenge of the UK Competition & Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to block its...
Appointment Of New CMA Panel Inquiry Chairs
Inquiry Chairs are members of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Panel of independent experts who bring their experience of competition, economics, regulation, and...
Regulator Increases Fine After Musical Firm Breaks Settlement
In June 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined the musical instrument firm Roland just over £4 million (US$5.6 million) for restricting online...
“Digital Regulator Must Have Power To Force Google & Facebook To...
The new digital regulator must have tough legal powers to force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay news organizations fairly for content,...
Open Banking, the UK Experience
The paper explains what open banking is, why the Competition and Markets Authority adopted it as a remedy and describes the arrangements the CMA...
Facebook UK Removes 16,000 Groups As CMA Tackles Fake Reviews
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that traded fake product reviews on its platforms as the UK’s competition regulator uncovered more evidence of misleading content,...
Ex-Tory Minister In Short List To Chair UK Competition Regulator
Lord Marland, the former Conservative minister, is in the frame to become the next chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Sky News learned...
UK Watchdog Says Facebook’s Giphy Buy Raises Competition Concerns
Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday, March 25, gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger...
