The OFT published a report on competition compliance and deterrence resulting from the UK competition regime. The study was conducted by London Economics and included a survey of more than 500 large companies and 300 SMEs, as well as a small survey of specialist competition advisers in law firms. The research shows that sanctions and enforcement in the UK have a substantial deterrent effect. For each completed competition enforcement case, up to 40 potential competition law infringements and deterred. Click here to see the press release in its entirety.
Research Underlines Deterrent Effect of UK Competition Regime
December 23rd, 2011