The Law Society Competition Section was pleased to present its annual mergers update

Each year the Competition Section welcomes a senior leader from the competition law community to present on recent developments and trends in merger control.  

On Thursday 16 April 2024, the Competition Section held its annual seminar on the topic of mergers. Sorcha O’Carroll, Senior Director of Mergers at the CMA, presented a review of 2022/23 and a forward look at 2024, as well as answering questions from the audience, which was followed by drinks and networking.  

The presentation covered the following topics: 

  • CMA’s caseload in 2022/23 and 2023/24 

  • Phase 1 highlights in 2022/23 and 2023/24 

  • Phase 2 highlights in 2022/23 and 2023/24 

  • Key enforcement trends 

  • Developments in policy and practice 

A copy of Sorcha’s presentation slides can be downloaded here. 

We are very grateful to Sorcha and her team for putting together this presentation, and to Matt Evans and his team at DLA Piper who kindly hosted the event. 

Location: DLA Piper’s London Offices, 160 Aldersgate St, Barbican, London, EC1A 4GT

This event took place on 16th April 2024

 

 

 

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