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United Kingdom: Introducing regulation of digital platforms and new competition and consumer protection powers

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UK Government passes flagship Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

In brief

The UK Government passed the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“Act“)1 on 24 May 2024. Some provisions of the Act take effect immediately (for example, new controls over foreign ownership of newspapers), but most provisions will enter into force in Autumn this year following the conclusion of a public consultation on important legislative guidance. The Act introduces radical new digital sector regulation – akin to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) – in addition to expanding the UK Competition & Markets Authority’s (CMA) consumer protection powers and introducing significant reform of the UK competition regime. This briefing provides an overview of the key changes affecting digital markets, the UK competition regime and UK consumer protection law.

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1 Note that the final version of the Act has not yet been published.

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Helen Brown is a partner in the London IT/Commercial Department. Together with Julia Hemmings, Helen heads up the Consumer and Commercial Advisory Practice.

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Julia Hemmings is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s technology team based in London. Together with Helen Brown (they work in a job-share), Julia leads the Digital Commerce, Advertising and Marketing practice. Julia joined the Firm in 2001 and also worked in the Sydney office from March 2006 to March 2008. Julia was promoted to partner in 2019.

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Samantha Mobley is a senior partner in the Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment Practice of Baker & McKenzie's London office and a member of the London office Management Committee. She is a former chair of Baker McKenzie's Global Antitrust and Competition Group, a team of over 300 competition and antitrust specialists worldwide. Samantha is a member of Baker McKenzie's India Steering Committee.

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Imogen is an associate in the CTFI team in London. Her practice covers a wide range of competition and antitrust law, including multijurisdictional merger control, foreign direct investment and behavioural and compliance advice.

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Kshaema is an associate in the Competition, Trade & Foreign Investment Practice of the London office of Baker McKenzie. Her practice spans the spectrum of antitrust law, from advising and representing clients on antitrust enforcement and competition investigations before different regulators, to multijurisdictional merger control, and general compliance advice.

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