The UK Competition Law Summit 2025 - 2nd Annual

Registration
08:45

Chairperson’s Welcome
09:30

Keynote: Update on the Competition Regulatory Landscape from the CMA
09:40

Key Developments in Competition Enforcement and Investigations
10:15

• Enforcement Trends in Competition Law
• Challenges of handling dawn raids
• The increased risk of multi-jurisdictional raids
• CMA’s use of AI tools in investigations
• Challenges and traps to prepare for in investigations
• Building effective communication between the CMA and clients

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00

Exploring the CMA’s Changing Approach to Merger Control
11:20

• Has merger policy been adjusted to fall in line with wider industrial policy?
• The Government’s Strategic Steer; is CMA decision making more politicised?
• Behavioural remedies consultation and implications for specific sectors

An In-House View at the Practical Challenges of the Competition Enforcement Regime
12:05

• Best practices in compliance
• The impact so far of the DMCC on compliance plans
• What are the common vulnerability points for compliance pre-investigation
• Legal privilege update
• Litigation risk?

Networking & Lunch Break
12:50

The Sector Regulators’ View of the Competition Landscape
13:50

• Assessing the competition concurrency arrangements
• The impact of the DMCC on consumer protection in regulated sectors
• Alignment between Competition and Data Protection Law
• Financial Services Competition Regulation

Navigating the New Consumer Enforcement Powers From the CMA
14:35

• Assessing early investigation and enforcement actions by the CMA
• Common weak points in corporate consumer protection plans
• Managing increased workload of information requestions for consumer investigations
• Loyalty penalties and how far companies are responsible for consumer inaction
• Parental liability for consumer protection breaches

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:20

Assessing Digital Markets a Year on from DMCCA Royal Assent
15:40

• Looking at early designations and enforcement in digital markets
• Comparing the effectiveness of DMU tools compared to traditional competition tools
• Emerging issues and challenges in digital markets enforcement
• The impact of collective proceedings against big tech on DMU enforcement

CMA’s Enforcement in Market Studies and Market Investigations
16:25

• Updates on the CMA’s labour markets investigation
• The role of market studies and market investigations in big tech post-DMCC and where does focus go next?
• Cloud services market investigation
• Housebuilding market investigation
• Information sharing/benchmarking rules and compliance

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
17:10