On 20 December 2024 international law firm RPC and proposed class representative Professor Carolyn Roberts took the first step in launching a new opt-out competition collective action claim by serving proposed defendants Severn Trent, Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Anglian Water with letters before action.

The Competition and Markets Authority yesterday invited initial comments by interested parties on Pennon Group’s recently completed acquisition of Sutton and East Surrey Water (SES Water).

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a 10 year review of the concurrency arrangements, which set out how the CMA and the eight sector regulators – including Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom – work together to enforce competition law and promote competition in the regulated sectors.

The Competition and Markets Authority has granted Northern Powergrid permission to appeal Ofgem licence changes – the energy firm can now appeal changes by the UK’s independent energy regulator to their energy licences, which affect how much Northern Powergrid can charge their customers.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published advice on how competition and consumer laws can help meet the UK's environmental goals, and has outlined plans for a Sustainability Taskforce.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed the government’s proposals to strengthen its ability to tackle breaches of competition and consumer law, and empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU).

The Competition and Markets Authority has formally launched its investigation into the completed acquisition by Pennon Group plc of Bristol Water Holdings UK Ltd under the provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Water Industry Act 1991.

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has issued information to help businesses achieve environmental sustainability goals whilst staying on the right side of competition law.

 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has welcomed a judgment from the Competition Appeal Tribunal upholding the CMA's decision to impose a £25 million-plus fine on FP McCann Ltd for participating in an illegal cartel.

Ofwat has told the water companies that competition concerns should not be a barrier to greater collaboration between companies on charging for new connections, saying “it is wrong for companies to use competition law as a reason not to collaborate to the benefit of customers.”