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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€476.7mTotal of monetary amounts (14 cases with an amount)
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24 Sep 2026 M&J GroupCMA: fine against construction firm for concealing evidence during an inspection United KingdomCartels and collusion €29,075

During an inspection as part of an investigation into bid rigging, a work mobile phone and documents were removed from the premises on the instructions of a manager, and possession of a work mobile phone was denied. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a fine of 25,000 GBP on M&J.

What organisations can take from it

Dawn raid training is mandatory: removing mobile phones or documents during an inspection obstructs the investigation, even when acting on instructions.

Relevance to training and awareness

Correct conduct during inspections (dawn raids), no removal of evidence

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Section 40A(1) Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Construction and real estate
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
24 Sep 2026

Original amount 25,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Sep 2026.

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17 Dec 2025 Greencore Group plcGreencore/Bakkavor: takeover only with sale of sauce plant in Bristol United KingdomMerger control Order

In the planned acquisition of the food manufacturer Bakkavor, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found a substantial lessening of competition in chilled own-label sauces for UK supermarkets. It cleared the merger only because Greencore undertook to sell its entire chilled soups and sauces plant in Bristol, including its employees, to a pre-determined purchaser.

What organisations can take from it

Even overlaps in small product segments can hold up an entire acquisition – prepare remedies early.

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Enterprise Act 2002, s. 73(2) (Undertakings in lieu of reference)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Published
18 Dec 2025

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30 Oct 2025 Barratt Redrow, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey u. a. (7 Wohnungsbauunternehmen)CMA: seven housebuilders pay GBP 100m after suspected information exchange United KingdomCartels and collusion €113.6m

The CMA accepted binding commitments from Barratt Redrow, Bellway, Berkeley, Bloor Homes, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Vistry after investigating whether they had exchanged competitively sensitive information such as achieved sale prices. The companies committed to stop sharing such information, introduce compliance measures and annual competition law training, help develop industry guidance and jointly pay GBP 100m to affordable housing programmes; no infringement was found.

What organisations can take from it

Even exchanging current sale prices with competitors can trigger a competition investigation and large payments; contacts with competitors need clear rules and training.

Relevance to training and awareness

Exchanging pricing and sales information with competitors

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I prohibition Competition Act 1998 (Verdacht); Verpflichtungszusagen nach section 31A Competition Act 1998
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Construction and real estate
Published
30 Oct 2025

Original amount 100,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2025.

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26 Aug 2025 GXO Logistics, Inc. und Wincanton LimitedGXO/Wincanton: supermarket warehouse logistics must be sold after takeover United KingdomMerger control Order

GXO had already acquired Wincanton in April 2024; the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a hold-separate order, appointed a monitoring trustee and, in Phase 2, found a lessening of competition in dedicated warehousing services for grocery retail. Under the final undertakings, GXO committed to divest Wincanton’s business serving supermarket customers.

What organisations can take from it

Anyone completing a deal before the merger review has concluded bears the risk of having to give up parts of the acquired business again.

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Enterprise Act 2002, ss. 41, 82, 90 (Final Undertakings)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping

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17 Jun 2025 Safran S.A.Safran/Collins: clearance only in exchange for sale of actuation businesses United KingdomMerger control Order

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Safran’s acquisition of part of the actuation and flight control business of Collins Aerospace (RTX) would result in a substantial lessening of competition in horizontal stabiliser trim actuators. Clearance was granted only in return for the undertaking to divest Safran’s North American actuation business, including sites in Mexico, California and Canada, to a pre-approved purchaser (Woodward).

What organisations can take from it

In acquisitions in concentrated supply markets, prepare remedies including a buyer early – here the CMA required an upfront buyer.

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Enterprise Act 2002, s. 73 (Undertakings in lieu of reference)
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Employees
10,000 or more
Published
23 Jun 2025

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23 May 2025 Vifor Pharma UK Limited u. a. (CSL-Konzern)CMA: Vifor pays GBP 23m to the NHS after suspected disparagement of a rival United KingdomAbuse of market power €27.4m

The CMA had investigated whether, between 2010 and 2024, Vifor abused a suspected dominant position in high-dose intravenous iron by spreading potentially misleading claims about the safety of the rival product Monofer compared with its own Ferinject. It accepted binding commitments: a voluntary payment of GBP 23m to the NHS, a corrective communication campaign aimed at healthcare professionals and additional compliance measures; no infringement was found.

What organisations can take from it

Safety claims about competing products made to healthcare professionals must be substantiated and balanced – disparagement can be pursued as an abuse of market power.

Relevance to training and awareness

Claims about competitor products in pharmaceutical marketing

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Abuse of market power
Legal basis
Chapter II prohibition, section 18(1) Competition Act 1998 (Verdacht); Verpflichtungszusagen nach section 31A Competition Act 1998
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Published
23 May 2025

Original amount 23,000,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 May 2025.

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1 Apr 2025 Ford, Volkswagen, BMW u. a. (10 Fahrzeughersteller sowie die Verbände ACEA und SMMT)CMA: GBP 77.7m fine for carmakers over recycling and advertising collusion United KingdomCartels and collusion €92.9m

The CMA found two cartel infringements: from 2002 to 2017 the manufacturers had agreed not to advertise recyclability rates above the statutory minimum of 85%, and from 2004 to 2018 eight of them, later joined by others, had operated a buyers' cartel agreeing not to pay companies that recycle end-of-life vehicles. Under settlement, fines totalling GBP 77,688,917 were imposed: Ford 18,541,929, Volkswagen 14,755,900, BMW 11,060,925, Nissan/Renault 9,979,826 jointly plus 2,800,646 for Nissan alone, Peugeot Citroën/Stellantis 5,189,948, Vauxhall/Opel (with General Motors and Stellantis as former and current owners) 5,171,248 in total, Jaguar Land Rover 4,626,404, Toyota 4,502,760, Mitsubishi 898,531, ACEA 114,000 and SMMT 46,800 GBP. Mercedes-Benz had reported the cartel and received full immunity; the European Commission adopted its own decision for the EU on the same day.

What organisations can take from it

Agreements on green advertising or purchasing terms reached in trade association meetings are still cartels – sustainability goals do not justify coordination between competitors.

Relevance to training and awareness

Sustainability agreements and buyers' cartels in trade association meetings

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I prohibition, section 2(1) Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Automotive
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
20% settlement discount for all addressees; additional leniency reductions for Peugeot Citroën and Vauxhall/Opel together with their current and former owners Stellantis and General Motors (45%), the SMMT (35%) and Mitsubishi (25%); full immunity for Mercedes-Benz as the first to report.
Published
1 Apr 2025

Original amount 77,688,917 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Apr 2025.

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21 Mar 2025 BT, IMG, ITV, BBC (Sky Kronzeuge)CMA: 4.24 million GBP against BT, IMG, ITV and BBC over collusion on freelancer fees United KingdomCartels and collusion €5.06m

Sports broadcasters and production companies exchanged sensitive information in 15 instances about day rates and fee increases for freelance camera operators and sound technicians in order to coordinate pay. Fines: BT 1,738,453 GBP, IMG 1,737,820 GBP, BBC 424,165 GBP, ITV 339,918 GBP; Sky received immunity as the first to come forward.

What organisations can take from it

HR and the procurement of freelance work are also subject to competition law – salary and fee information must not be shared with competitors.

Relevance to training and awareness

Exchanges about salaries and fees with competitors (labour market)

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Media and online platforms
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
20 % settlement discount for all; leniency discounts for BT, IMG, ITV; immunity for Sky
Published
21 Mar 2025

Original amount 4,240,356 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Mar 2025.

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21 Feb 2025 Royal Bank of Canada, Morgan Stanley, HSBC u. a. (5 Banken; Deutsche Bank als Kronzeugin bußgeldfrei)CMA: GBP 104.46m fine for four banks over information exchange on gilts United KingdomCartels and collusion €126.2m

The CMA issued five separate decisions finding that, between 2009 and 2013, pairs of banks had exchanged competitively sensitive information on trading UK government bonds (gilts and gilt asset swaps), and in part on Debt Management Office auctions and Bank of England buy-back auctions, in bilateral Bloomberg chats between individual traders. Under settlement, Royal Bank of Canada pays 34,200,000, Morgan Stanley 29,700,000, HSBC 23,400,000 and Citi 17,160,000 GBP, GBP 104,460,000 in total; Deutsche Bank, which had reported the exchanges, was not fined.

What organisations can take from it

Chats between traders at different firms are a cartel risk: even occasional exchanges of pricing and auction information can amount to a restriction of competition by object.

Relevance to training and awareness

Information exchange between competitors in trader chats

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I prohibition, section 2(1) Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
Citi: 35% leniency discount and 20% settlement discount; HSBC, Morgan Stanley and RBC: 10% settlement discount. The CMA also took into account the time elapsed since the infringements ended and the banks' extensive compliance measures, some of which pre-dated the investigation.
Published
21 Feb 2025

Original amount 104,460,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Feb 2025.

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22 Nov 2024 Viatris Inc.Viatris: 1.5 million GBP – key staff replaced despite hold-separate order United KingdomMerger control €1.8m

During the review of the sale of the European rights to the hormone products Duphaston and Femoston to Theramex, an Initial Enforcement Order was in force. Viatris replaced members of the UK management without the consent of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and subsequently failed to report the breach; the CMA imposed 1.5 million GBP.

What organisations can take from it

During a merger review, staffing decisions in the target business also require consent – and breaches must be reported immediately.

Relevance to training and awareness

Standstill and interim obligations in merger proceedings (management, HR)

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
Enterprise Act 2002, s. 72(2) (Initial Enforcement Order), s. 94A
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Employees
10,000 or more

Original amount 1,500,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.

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25 Sep 2024 a French sugar group and its UK subsidiaryCMA: GBP 25,000 fine for sugar group over incomplete response in merger review United KingdomMerger controlanonymised €29,885

In the in-depth review of a merger with another sugar business, the group provided only part of the board minutes and internal governance documents requested under a formal notice under section 109 of the Enterprise Act 2002, because, in the CMA's view, it read the scope of the notice in an untenably narrow way. The CMA imposed a fine of GBP 25,000; the statutory maximum at the time was GBP 30,000.

What organisations can take from it

Answer information requests in merger control in full rather than on your own narrow reading – under the DMCCA the maximum penalty rises from GBP 30,000 to up to 1% of worldwide turnover.

Relevance to training and awareness

Responding fully to formal information requests from authorities

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
section 110 Enterprise Act 2002 (Nichtbefolgung eines Auskunftsverlangens nach section 109)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Food and agriculture
Published
26 Sep 2024

Original amount 25,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Sep 2024.

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28 May 2024 a Scottish offshore wind farm companyOfgem: offshore wind farm pays GBP 33.14m over excessive constraint bids United KingdomAbuse of market poweranonymised €39m

The operator of the offshore wind farm accepted that it had breached the Transmission Constraint Licence Condition by charging excessive prices in the balancing mechanism to reduce its output during grid constraints, thereby pushing up costs for consumers. Instead of a formal investigation, it paid GBP 33.14m into Ofgem's redress fund and changed its bid pricing policy; in its own view the breach was unintentional.

What organisations can take from it

A generator facing little competition during grid constraints must not exploit this with excessive prices – and must review and document the compliance of its bids.

Relevance to training and awareness

Pricing when holding market power in constraint situations

Authority / court
Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)
Area of law
Competition law · Abuse of market power
Legal basis
Condition 20A Electricity Generation Standard Licence Conditions (Transmission Constraint Licence Condition)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Energy and utilities
Mitigating circumstances
Admission, full cooperation and immediate change to its bid pricing policy; closed without a formal investigation.
Published
28 May 2024

Original amount 33,140,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 May 2024.

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30 Nov 2023 three money transfer firms in GlasgowFCA: Competition fines for three money transfer firms over price coordination in Glasgow United KingdomCartels and collusionanonymised €178,654

In a decision under the Competition Act 1998, the FCA found that between 18 February and 31 May 2017 three money transfer providers coordinated exchange rates and fixed a transaction fee for transfers to Pakistan made by customers in Glasgow branches. One of them, an intermediary without its own Glasgow branch, facilitated the conduct according to the FCA. The FCA imposed fines totalling £154,300: £139,500 on the first provider (subsidiary and parent), £11,200 on the intermediary and £3,600 on the third provider. All three admitted the infringement, received a 10% settlement discount and, according to the FCA, agreed not to appeal.

Authority / court
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
section 2(1) Competition Act 1998 (Chapter I prohibition)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance

Original amount 154,300 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Nov 2023.

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31 Jul 2023 an English football club and its parent companiesCMA: GBP 880,000 fine for football club over arrangement with sportswear retailer United KingdomCartels and collusionanonymised €1.03m

The CMA found that the club and a sportswear retailer agreed that the retailer would largely stop selling club clothing online in the 2018/19 season and, from the 2019/20 season until at least January 2021, would charge delivery on online orders of these items instead of offering its usual free delivery. Under settlement, a fine of GBP 880,000 was imposed on the club and its parent companies; the retailer had reported the arrangement and was not fined.

What organisations can take from it

Agreements between a licensor and a retailer on sales channels or delivery terms are unlawful market sharing – distribution partnerships need a competition law review.

Relevance to training and awareness

Market sharing in the distribution of licensed products

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I prohibition Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement discount for the club; the retailer received full leniency immunity.
Published
9 Jan 2024

Original amount 880,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 31 Jul 2023.

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23 Mar 2023 ten UK demolition and asbestos removal companiesCMA: 59.3 million GBP against ten demolition and asbestos removal firms over bid rigging United KingdomCartels and collusionanonymised €67m

From 2013 to 2018, ten demolition and asbestos removal companies rigged tenders for 19 contracts worth more than 150 million GBP by means of sham bids; in some cases, winners made compensation payments and disguised them with false invoices. Highest fines: 17.57 million GBP and 16 million GBP.

What organisations can take from it

Cover bidding is exposed through emails, chats and notebooks.

Relevance to training and awareness

Sham bids (cover bidding) and concealed compensation payments

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Construction and real estate
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement by eight companies; leniency for two companies
Liability of senior managers
Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Published
23 Mar 2023

Original amount 59,334,957 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Mar 2023.

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8 Dec 2022 a German car manufacturerCMA: penalty against German car manufacturer for incomplete response to an information request United KingdomCartels and collusionanonymised €34,779

In the competition proceedings concerning end-of-life vehicle recycling, the group did not fully respond to a formal information request from the CMA and disputed its jurisdiction. The CMA imposed a fixed penalty of 30,000 GBP and a daily penalty of 15,000 GBP until compliance.

What organisations can take from it

Respond to information requests from competition authorities across the group, on time and in full – a jurisdictional dispute does not protect against periodic penalties.

Relevance to training and awareness

Handling official information requests within a group

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Competition Act 1998 (Pflicht zur Beantwortung förmlicher Auskunftsverlangen)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Automotive
Employees
10,000 or more
Published
8 Dec 2022

Original amount 30,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 Dec 2022.

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27 Sep 2022 a UK sportswear retailer, a replica kit manufacturer and a Scottish football clubCMA: GBP 2.17m fine for retailer, manufacturer and club over replica kit price-fixing United KingdomCartels and collusionanonymised €2.43m

The CMA found that the manufacturer and the retailer had coordinated retail prices and discounts for the club's branded clothing from September 2018 to July 2019; the club took part until mid-November 2018 in fixing the price of the adult home shirt, which the retailer then raised from 55 to 60 GBP. Under settlement, fines of GBP 1,485,000 (retailer), GBP 459,000 (manufacturer) and GBP 225,000 (club), GBP 2,169,000 in total, were imposed.

What organisations can take from it

Manufacturers, licensors and retailers must not set retail prices together – not even to protect their own online shop from being undercut.

Relevance to training and awareness

Price-fixing between manufacturer, licensor and retailer

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I prohibition Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement discount for all three parties; additional leniency discount for the manufacturer and the retailer.
Published
27 Sep 2022

Original amount 2,169,000 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Sep 2022.

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