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Around 1,700 Customers Affected By Possible Breaches Of Contract Reveals Consumer And Markets Authority’s New Heating Oil Market Study
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent study into the UK heating oil market reveals critical gaps in consumer protection for 1.5 million households who depend on this essential fuel. When Middle East conflict caused retail prices to surge 92% in early 2026, vulnerable customers faced bills hundreds of pounds higher with limited recourse. The CMA's findings expose how unregulated markets leave consumers exposed during crises and what businesses must understand about regulatory scrutiny.
United Kingdom Anti-trust
HCR Law
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Trade Regulation & Practices

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Global Antitrust Hot Topics: EU, US & Global Perspectives - Recent Developments On Abuse Of Dominance & Monopolization
The European Commission's newly adopted Article 102 TFEU Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance represent a significant shift in EU competition law enforcement. Legal experts and economists debate whether these guidelines truly provide legal certainty or introduce problematic presumptions that could chill innovation, particularly in the technology sector where they intersect with the Digital Markets Act.
Global Anti-trust
BB
Baker Botts LLP
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CMA's Consumer Fining Powers Hit The Road - First Penalty Signals Bigger Fines Ahead
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has exercised its new consumer enforcement fining powers for the first time under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, targeting AA and BSM Driving Schools for unlawful drip pricing practices. This landmark case reveals the CMA's five-step penalty framework and highlights critical distinctions between consumer and competition law fines that will shape enforcement strategies across UK markets.
United Kingdom Anti-trust
MB
Mayer Brown
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Cartels, Monopolies

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Neue EU-Leitlinien zur Anwendung des Art 102 AEUV auf Behinderungsmissbrauch
Die Europäische Kommission hat neue Leitlinien zum Behinderungsmissbrauch durch marktbeherrschende Unternehmen veröffentlicht, die erstmals als Selbstbindungsinstrument dienen und die veraltete Prioritätenmitteilung aus 2009 ersetzen. Diese Leitlinien systematisieren die aktuelle Rechtsprechung des EuGH und verfolgen einen formaleren, eingriffsfreundlicheren Ansatz mit widerlegbaren Vermutungen für bestimmte Verhaltensweisen.
European Union Anti-trust
DR
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
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The Hardening Stance: The Evolution Of The TCA’s Enforcement In Labour Markets
Indeed, while the TCB imposed its first-ever fine for a labour market restriction in 2022; by mid-2026, it had folded labour market findings into a TRY 3.63 billion cartel decision in the tyre sector, initiated a cross-sectoral investigation including banking, insurance and information technology (“IT”) sectors, and adopted its own dedicated guidelines to codify the field
Turkey Employment
IO
Inal Law Office
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Antitrust, EU Competition

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Around 1,700 Customers Affected By Possible Breaches Of Contract Reveals Consumer And Markets Authority’s New Heating Oil Market Study
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent study into the UK heating oil market reveals critical gaps in consumer protection for 1.5 million households who depend on this essential fuel. When Middle East conflict caused retail prices to surge 92% in early 2026, vulnerable customers faced bills hundreds of pounds higher with limited recourse. The CMA's findings expose how unregulated markets leave consumers exposed during crises and what businesses must understand about regulatory scrutiny.
United Kingdom Anti-trust
HCR Law
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