Connections

10/19/2026 9:45:53 AM

When inaccurate information costs €40 million: The Kingspan case

By Violetta Bourt Angelos Vlazakis

Accuracy in a merger review is not something companies can afford to overlook. On 8 October 2026, the European Commission (the EC) fined...

10/15/2026 11:21:02 AM

Tipping the balance? New guidance on assessing the public interest test under the Freedom of Information Act

By Susanna Rogers Nuala Canavan Mark Mills +1 more...

Freedom of Information Requests (FOIR) provide an important mechanism to obtain information held by public authorities. Alongside their...

10/15/2026 11:16:48 AM

Ofcom signals a tougher stance on competition law enforcement

By Susanna Rogers Joanna Conway Mark Mills +2 more...

Ofcom has launched a consultation on its approach to competition law enforcement, alongside draft enforcement guidelines for...

10/14/2026 3:00:38 PM

When does lobbying become illegal co-ordination under EU competition law?

By Yves Botteman Julien Haverals

Lobbying through trade associations is an ordinary and legitimate part of the EU policy-making process. But where competitors discuss the...

10/7/2026 4:52:50 PM

Not just the company's problem: Can companies pass competition fines to directors?

By Nuala Canavan Alexandra Rogers Mark Mills +3 more...

Individual liability for competition law breaches in the EU and UK On 1 October 2026, EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar concluded in a...

9/16/2026 12:08:33 PM

Charged up and licensed: Ofgem's new regime for load control

By Susanna Rogers Mark Mills Anna Kelly

Energy smart appliances, such as EV chargers that top up overnight when electricity is cheapest, heat pumps that flex around grid demand,...

9/15/2026 3:02:14 PM

CMA signals bid-rigging enforcement focus

By Susanna Rogers Nuala Canavan Jane Kluske +2 more...

On 8 September 2026, the UK CMA shone the spotlight on UK public procurement markets, publishing two reports (here and here) that...

9/11/2026 11:24:15 AM

EU public procurement: A strategic turn

By Michael Jürgen Werner Oscar Baker

The European Commission (EC) has adopted its proposal for a reformed EU public procurement framework (the Regulation). This is a...

9/9/2026 11:47:54 AM

The government wants to move faster and take more legal risk: Should businesses and investors be worried?

By Susanna Rogers Mark Mills Jane Kluske +1 more...

Following the return of Parliament from its summer recess on 1 September 2026, with a new Prime Minister in place, the government has...

9/1/2026 1:09:08 PM

UK Subsidy Control Regime 2026 update

By Susanna Rogers Mark Mills Jane Kluske +2 more...

More than three years after the UK's Subsidy Control Act 2022 came into force, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published...

8/12/2026 10:57:51 AM

CMA setback in Emma Sleep case as enforcement order refused by High Court

By Jamie Cooke Nuala Canavan

On 30 July 2026, the High Court handed down its judgment in CMA v Emma Matratzen GmbH & Ors [2026] EWHC 1995 (Ch), marking another...

8/5/2026 9:02:40 AM

Levelling the playing field? Support to football clubs under EU State aid rules

By Alexandra Rogers Kasia Berestecka Anastasios Tsochatzidis

A Polish club’s State aid complaint could fill gaps in EU case law on municipal funding to football With the World Cup now behind us, it...