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Competition Law Update – March 2025

2 March 2025 / Author(s): Matthew Sinclair-Thomson , Loukia Kopitsa , Gavin Griffith
Issue: March 2025 / Categories: Competition Law Update
Company: Kirkland & Ellis

This update covers key developments in the application of competition law to the financial sector in the UK in recent months. In this issue, we focus in particular on the legislative and policy initiatives proposed by regulators for 2025 and the new UK merger control thresholds. This update also provides an overview of the latest developments in the proceedings of both the Merchant Interchange Fee collective action and the euro interest rate derivatives cartel case.

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