In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Rory Stewart, one of
UK Competition Update: 2025 in Review & Outlook for 2026
2025 was a fascinating year for UK competition and consumer enforcement, with the CMA changing its policies and practices in a number of areas. Our Year in Review summarises the most important developments of the past year and what we expect in 2026, as the CMA implements its reworked procedures for merger and market cases, begins to use its new consumer fining powers, and imposes digital conduct requirements for the first time. We also anticipate a Government consultation on significant changes to the decision-making model for mergers and markets.
The DMA High Level Group Endorses Joint Paper on the Regulation of AI
On December 12, 2025, the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) High-Level Group (“HLG”)[1] endorsed a joint paper on the regulatory interplay on AI-related issues.[2] This paper assesses how to best implement the different legal frameworks that govern AI systems. It underlines the importance of achieving a coherent and consistent implementation of these frameworks and of the cooperation between competent authorities to achieve it.
Commission Adopts Second FSR Decision with Remedies in ADNOC Acquisition of Covestro
Antitrust Review Episode 53: In Conversation with Pierre Régibeau
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Pierre Régibeau, DG COMP’s
French Competition Authority Finds No Anticompetitive Purpose in Cross-Channel Freight Capacity-Sharing Agreement
Following a complaint by Eurotunnel operators France Manche SA and The Channel Tunnel Group on June 25, 2021, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) examined allegations that DFDS and P&O Ferries had entered into an anticompetitive capacity-sharing agreement on the Calais–Dover route.
Our Response to the Commission’s Review of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
In August 2025, the European Commission launched a review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).
Antitrust Review Episode 52: The EC’s Review of the Merger Guidelines
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel from Cleary
In-House Counsel Communications Update: The European Commission Will Not Extend Legal Professional Privilege to In-House Counsel
On November 1, 2025, the Commission issued a policy brief[1] in which it rejected calls to extend the legal professional privilege to in-house counsel communication. The Commission examined the question after stakeholders called for such an extension as part of the revision process of the regulation governing antitrust investigation, Regulation 1/2003.[2]
EU Merger Guidelines Consultation – Our Views on Public Policy, Security, and Labour Market Considerations
As part of our response to the European Commission’s consultation on possible reforms to its merger control guidelines,[1] we submitted our observations on Topic Paper G – Public Policy, Security, and Labour Market Considerations.