Overhaul of UK CMA's panel system outlined in Competition Reform Bill
By Jon Menon ( May 13, 2026, 12:49 GMT | Insight) -- UK legislation to re-engineer the system of decision making for in-depth merger and market probes at the country’s antitrust regulator will be introduced by the government. The Competition Reform Bill will give the board of the Competition and Markets Authority a role in decisions on mergers and market investigations, the government said on Wednesday.The UK government is pushing ahead with its controversial plans to re-engineer the system of decision-making for in-depth merger and market probes at the country’s antitrust regulator....
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