Analysing the impact of AI interventions in government

Growth in the capabilities of AI technologies has led to increased interest in the use of AI in Government.

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The increase in demand for GP services

NHS plans to increase GP numbers alone will not sufficiently close this gap, unless supplemented by other trained staff

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The safer bet for UK gambling

Regulators are facing the challenge of keeping players safe against the changing tide of black market gambling.

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Tracking net zero financing in the UK economy

Discover our methodology for UK LCF which tests how private and public sector investment can be tracked for climate-related activities.

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Competitive Edge

Our guide to major Competition policy themes in the months ahead

Yet another year of weak economic growth seems assured, both in the UK and across much of Europe. What to do?

Few governments can afford fiscal stimulus, so it is no surprise that policymakers are pulling other levers to try to get their economies out of the rut. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for instance, has demanded that Britain’s regulators tear down barriers to growth. Against this background, in our look at the year ahead our Competition experts will be publishing articles that examine whether trends in regulation and competition can contribute to increased productivity and better outcomes for consumers.

This year we examine topics from the impact of a rising tide of class action procedures against alleged breaches of competition law, how shock developments in the nascent AI market shape the wider landscape, shaping competition law with behavioural remedies, and the story of what it takes to land massive, multi-year mergers.

More efficient, on-device inference has significant implications for the AI market’s competitive ecosystem.

David Dorrell

Head of Data Science

Collective Proceedings Orders have seemingly created a natural pre-selection process, leading to cases that intersect with regulation and draws attention to thorny issues when navigating their boundaries.

Vicky Sedgwick

Associate Director, Competition

Behavioural remedies are fundamentally different from structural remedies... they require ongoing scrutiny and enforcement to be effective, which is particularly challenging in rapidly evolving digital markets.

Tara Chapman

Manager, Competition

cases registered with the Competition Appeal Tribunal in three years alone

phases of AI development: training, fine-tuning and inference

4-Ps

in the CMA reform agenda: pace, predictability, proportionality, and process