Competition policy - the UK framework and the impact of Brexit (republished)

Author: Dr Arianna Andreangeli, University of Edinburgh

PDF Published: Tuesday 22 Oct 2019 (SB 19-37 Revised)

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- About the author
- What this briefing does
- Main issues
- Useful definitions
- Competition policy in the EU and the UK: a closely-knit relationship
  - EU powers in relation to competition
  - The competition laws in force in the UK
  - The role of the Competition and Markets Authority
  - EU-wide co-operation to enforce competition laws
  - EU and UK laws for the review of mergers and acquisitions
  - EU rules on state aid
- The impact of Brexit on UK competition policy
  - The UK's exit from the EU and the enforcement of competition rules
    
    Brexit negotiations and competition policy
    
    Competition policy issues in a UK-EU relationship in line with the Withdrawal Agreement
    
    Competition policy issues in a no-deal Brexit situation
    
    The impact of Brexit on the UK legal services industry
    
    The role of the UK courts as the favoured forum for competition claims
    
    Foreign recognition of UK court judgments
    
    The status of European Commission infringement decisions
    
    The impact of Brexit on competition enforcement
    
    The future development of competition law
    
    The UK's criminal cartel offence
    
    CMA's approach to future cases
  - Merger review and state aid: casualties of Brexit?
    
    The end of "one-stop shop" merger review arrangements
    
    The role of the CMA in merger control post-Brexit
    
    Problems created by parallel merger regimes
    
    Public interest interventions
    
    State aid
    
    Has the state aid regime helped UK businesses?
    
    The new role of the CMA in monitoring financial assistance from government
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