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UK merger panel changes may give green light to lobbying

By Jon Menon ( January 20, 2026, 16:38 GMT | Comment) -- The scrapping of the panel system in the UK that oversees in-depth merger reviews and market probes will put more power in the hands of senior executives at the antitrust watchdog, raising the risk of increased political lobbying amid a sense of waning regulatory independence. The changes may bring the risk that some third parties will seek to contest decisions in the courts, lawyers say.The scrapping of the panel system in the UK that oversees in-depth merger reviews and market probes will put more power in the hands of senior executives at the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the risk of increased political lobbying amid a sense of waning regulatory independence....

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