Competition law after brexit

  • How is competition regulated in the UK?

    Competition law is contained in Chapters I and II of the Competition Act 1998 and is policed by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA).
    UK competition law is designed to protect the 'underdog' consumer or business from anti-competitive agreements or abuse of dominant market positions..

  • What are the benefits of the EU competition law?

    This encourages enterprise and efficiency, creates a wider choice for consumers and helps reduce prices and improve quality.
    Low prices for all: the simplest way for a company to gain a high market share is to offer a better price.
    In a competitive market, prices are pushed down..

  • What is the UK competition policy after Brexit?

    Since 1 January 2021, following the end of the Transition Period, EU competition law has no longer been enforced in the UK, and the UK and EU now operate separate competition regimes.
    The UK Government is establishing new competition, consumer rights, and digital markets regimes.Oct 25, 2022.

  • When was competition law introduced in UK?

    Competition law is contained in Chapters I and II of the Competition Act 1998 and is policed by the Competition Markets Authority (CMA).
    UK competition law is designed to protect the 'underdog' consumer or business from anti-competitive agreements or abuse of dominant market positions..

Since 1 January 2021, following the end of the Transition Period, EU competition law has no longer been enforced in the UK, and the UK and EU now operate separate competition regimes. The UK Government is establishing new competition, consumer rights, and digital markets regimes.
The strict duty to interpret UK competition law consistently with EU competition case law ceased to apply on 1 January 2021. Section 60 of the Competition Act 

Does EU competition law still apply in the UK?

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK provides for a mutual commitment to enforce anticompetitive agreements and abuses of dominance EU competition law will no longer apply in the UK but UK undertakings will continue to be subject to EU competition law if they trade within the EU .

What happens to competition law after Brexit?

After the Brexit transition period has ended, the general competition law provisions of Article 101 (prohibiting anti-competitive agreements) and Article 102 (prohibiting abuse of dominance) of the TFEU will cease to apply in the UK (although see the discussion of ongoing investigations below).


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