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Will the CMA’s panel shrink with fresh UK approach to merger reviews?

By Jon Menon ( September 22, 2025, 14:20 GMT | Comment) -- About a third of a key decision-making panel at the UK’s antitrust regulator is scheduled to leave next month, bringing the possibility that the departures may deliver an opportunity for deeper structural change at the watchdog. Unlike in the past, the Department for Business and Trade has not started a recruitment process for at least nine soon-to-be vacant roles involved in merger investigations, market probes and other regulatory decisions. About a third of a key decision-making panel at the UK’s antitrust regulator is scheduled to leave next month, triggering the possibility that the departures may bring an opportunity for deeper structural change at the watchdog....

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