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Reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974
Among the documents that the Government published last December as part of its Edinburgh reforms was a consultation paper on reforming the UK’s Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA 1974).
The public competition enforcement review - South Africa
Global | Publication | June 2019
Candice Upfold from our Competition practice has contributed to the South Africa chapter of The Public Competition Enforcement Review. The guide provides comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of the laws and regulations in competition laws.
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The EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation: A new set of wide-reaching powers for the European Commission
The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (the FSR) entered into force on 12 January 2023 and creates a new regime aimed at combating distortions of competition on the EU internal market caused by foreign subsidies. It imposes mandatory notification and approval requirements for acquisitions of significant EU businesses and large EU public tenders, and gives the European Commission (EC) extensive powers to launch ex officio investigations. The notification requirements go live on 12 October 2023.
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EU Commission's Draft Market Definition Notice for the Life Science Sector: Key Points and Implications
The European Commission’s (the “Commission’s”) 1997 notice on the definition of relevant market for purposes of competition law (the “1997 Notice”) is now more than 25 years old. In light of significant developments in both decisional practice and market dynamics, the Commission is updating the 1997 notice. The draft revised notice (the “Draft Notice”) was published for comments in November 2022, with the Draft Notice expected to be finalised in the third quarter of 2023.
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