Complaw: UK 2027
CompLaw: UK — the definitive annual review of UK competition law
Next edition: Tuesday 9 March 2027 — London, United Kingdom (organiser: Informa Connect, part of Informa Group PLC).
CompLaw: UK is Informa Connect's long-running annual conference examining UK competition law policy, enforcement and case law. The 2026 edition was held in London in March 2026 and has concluded; the organiser has confirmed the 2027 edition for 9 March 2027 and states that "we have started putting the 2027 programme together". The specific London venue and the full 2027 agenda have not yet been published by the organiser — the official event site currently lists only the city (London, United Kingdom).
Programme themes (as published for the most recent edition)
- A view from the CMA — the regulator's current enforcement priorities.
- Competition law policy in the current political climate — how the UK fits into global competition law policy and how the CMA supports the UK government's growth agenda.
- The DMCC — where we are now with designations and what is next for digital enforcement, plus how the new consumer protection regime is working in practice.
- Private enforcement — developments in light of changes at the CAT, significant private enforcement judgments, and the consultation on the collective regime; the relationship between private and public enforcement.
- Horizontals — labour markets, sustainability and algorithmic pricing.
- Merger control — what has changed before and after the new direction, and the CMA's consultations on efficiencies and remedies.
- UK subsidy control regime and the impact of the EU FSR on UK businesses.
Audience and speakers
The conference is aimed at competition lawyers, in-house counsel, regulators and economists. Speakers at the most recent edition included representatives of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Payment Systems Regulator, Ofcom, and in-house competition counsel from BT Group, NatWest Group, British Airways and Shell.
Practical notes
Typical conference hours are 08:30 registration through a closing networking drinks reception ending around 18:45 (times as published for the scheduled 9 March 2027 date). Sessions run as a single main conference stream.
This record previously carried a placeholder date of 1 January 2020 and a source link pointing at the 2026 agenda sub-page. Both have been corrected: the source is now the official event home page, and the date shown is the organiser's announced next edition (9 March 2027). The venue remains city-level (London) because the organiser has not yet named a hall for 2027.
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