UK competition law regulates anti-competitive conduct, merger control and ensures markets are competitive.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the principle UK regulator tasked to ensure that markets are competitive and deliver the best deal possible for consumers.
The CMA will investigate and take action against particular types of anti-competitive behaviour—for example, cartel activity and dominant companies trying to leverage their market power. It will also investigate merger cases and look at wider market investigations.
The competition law powers of the CMA and other UK competition regulators are:
to enforce the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements and the prohibition on abusing a dominant position
to bring criminal prosecutions against individuals responsible for implementing hardcore cartels (see The UK criminal cartel offence)
to seek director disqualification orders against any directors involved in competition law breaches (see Director disqualification)
to investigate mergers in the UK and block or seek remedies for those that result in a substantial lessening of competition,
launch investigations into any industries to ensure markets are competitive and seek remedies for those where there is an adverse
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