The CMA and FCA. What do we think of it so far?
In any assessment of how these two new regulators are performing, it's necessary to consider why the Government bothered to reform the system at all and what was it trying...Read more
Predictably Mistaken: The FCA and the use of economics, psychology and consumer bias in their new role of promoting competition in the interests of consumers in financial services in the UK in 2014
Financial services and the new FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) competition role in the UK. Why the changes, how will it work and how should you manage them?
• The next phase of...Read more
What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know About a UK Competition Commission Inquiry Before it Starts - 10 Suggestions to Help you Manage the Process.
Two years! That is how long, until very recently, the Competition Commission (“CC”) would normally take to deliver one of its market investigation reports. The CC remedies that result would...Read more
Horizontal Competitor Contact: 'Don't call us and we won't call you'
EC Sectoral inquiry into business insurances and the new draft guidelines on information exchanges in the Maritime Transport Sector: What are the key findings in the inquiry, what is the...Read more
Aviva embraces the bear - developing Aviva's new Russian business
When Aviva decided to enter the Russian market, our goal was to establish a top 5 market position over a 5 year period. At that time, we had no local...Read more
