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UK consumer powers to focus first on 'egregious' breaches, says antitrust chief

By Frank Hersey and Jon Menon ( March 10, 2025, 14:46 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s new consumer powers will focus early enforcement on only the most egregious breaches of the law as it adopts a “phased approach,” to give companies more time to adapt to the changes and engage with the regulator, the country’s top antitrust enforcer said. Competition and Markets Authority chief Sarah Cardell also said that under the new digital markets regime, the regulator is less likely to take action if the UK's concerns are being addressed by another regulator in a different jurisdiction.The UK’s new consumer powers will focus early enforcement on only the most egregious breaches of the law as it adopts a “phased approach,” to give companies more time to adapt to the changes and engage with the regulator, the country’s top antitrust enforcer said....

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