In what could herald the most significant changes to the UK competition regime in 25 years, the UK Government has announced a series of proposed reforms to UK competition law enforcement. The stated aims of the reforms are to produce a “best in class” competition regime to allow the UK to exploit post-Brexit opportunities, whilst also helping the Government address other challenges – including its ”build back better” recovery strategy, its pre-Covid “levelling-up” agenda, and harnessing the benefits (and reducing the consumer risks) of an increasingly digitalised economy. Proposals The proposed reforms announced on 20 July 2021 (part of a larger package also involving consumer law proposals) are wide-ranging and include: Changes to the UK merger control regime, including: Changes to the
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The UK Government announces a series of proposed reforms to competition law enforcement aiming to produce a “best in class” competition regime to allow the UK to exploit post-Brexit opportunities
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