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9 September 2025

Assessing the state of the first SMS investigations

On 23 September, Yi Ling NgYi Ling NgYi Ling NgPartner will speak at the ThoughtLeaders4 Competition’s UK Digital Markets Competition Regulation Forum. She will join a panel exploring ‘Assessing the state of the first SMS investigations,’ discussing early enforcement under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act and the implications of provisional Strategic Market Status (SMS) designations. The panel will cover:

  • Unpacking the Provisional Decisions in Search and Mobile Eco-Systems

  • The consultation on the final decisions

  • What can we expect with the final designations

  • Are SMS investigations a paper tiger?

We look forward to the discussions around the ongoing development of the UK’s digital markets framework.

The full programme is available on the TL4 event page.

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