Slaughter & May: The Penrose Report: A roadmap for the UK’s post-Brexit competition and consumer law regime?

Today, Conservative MP John Penrose published his independent report into how the UK can enhance its competition regime now that the Brexit transition period has ended.  The report also considers how competition policy can support the economic recovery from COVID-19. The report, entitled “Power to the People”, covers a broad…

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Daily Mail: UK competition regulator should get beefed-up role

Originally published on The Daily Mail Online (Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Jan Harvey, Kirsten Donovan). Britain’s competition regulator should have an enhanced role, becoming a new consumer champion, according to a government-commissioned report published on Tuesday. The report, penned by John Penrose, a lawmaker of the ruling Conservative…

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Update ‘analogue’ competition rules to boost competitiveness

Ask the board of a global business or an international fund manager how they decide which countries to invest in or avoid and, time and again, ‘political risk’ will be one of the first things they mention. It’s one of the main reasons Britain does so well in international rankings…

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Global Competition Review: We can make the UK’s competition & consumer regime the world’s best

This article was posted on Global Competition Review. You can find it here. The UK has traditionally been one of the best places in the world to invest and do business. We do well in international rankings on the ease of doing business or wealth-creation, and our strong and independent…

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