Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€1.8mTotal of monetary amounts
€1.8mLargest single case: Viatris Inc.
€1.8mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

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.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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