September 2013
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The focus of this seminar was the future of the UK's competition regime, as policymakers took forward wide-ranging initiatives to reform the enforcement and regulation of competition law in the UK. The discussion was scheduled to assess implications arising from the passage of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act, and brought together key policymakers, regulators and industry stakeholders to discuss next steps and challenges for implementing key competition measures included in the Bill.
Sessions focused on the future administration and enforcement of the UK's markets, mergers and anti-trust regimes in light of forthcoming reforms - looking at areas such as the reduction (or introduction) of statutory time limits to proceedings, as well as proposals to strengthen infringement penalties - and gave particular attention to the possible implications of removing the 'dishonesty' element of the criminal cartel offence. Delegates also had the opportunity to consider Government's proposals to create a unified and operational Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) by April 2014, looking at transitional challenges for implementation, as well as latest thinking on long-term strategy and priorities for the new authority.
