Competition & Cartels

Niall Hearty outlines why Leicester City FC was fined £880,000 by the CMA

LexisNexis asked Niall Hearty for his assessment of why the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Leicester City FC £880,000.

By Niall Hearty  28 July 2023

Niall Hearty considers the latest attempt to tackle illegal cartels

With the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) more than doubling the maximum reward it can offer for information that helps it tackle illegal cartels, Niall Hearty wrote about the scale of the challenge.

By Niall Hearty  5 July 2023

The competition regulator’s attempts to disqualify pharmaceutical company directors is considered by Nicola Sharp, of financial crime and regulatory specialists Rahman Ravelli

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking to disqualify seven directors of four companies for collusion after certain prescription drug prices rose by 700%.

By Nicola Sharp  13 September 2022

Legal Director Nicola Sharp explains to Lawyer Monthly how the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the Competition and Markets Authority’s weaknesses.

With the coronavirus pandemic sparking tens of thousands of complaints about business practices to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Rahman Ravelli’s Nicola Sharp wrote a piece for Lawyer Monthly about the Authority’s shortcoming...

By Nicola Sharp  1 July 2020

A report by the European Court of Auditors has warned that swift action needs to be taken to tackle large-scale fraud involving European Union project funding.

A report by the European Court of Auditors has warned that swift action needs to be taken to tackle large-scale fraud involving European Union project funding. Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli believes that such changes cannot come quick enou...

By Nicola Sharp  28 May 2019