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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: the CMA’s new direct consumer enforcement powers and early enforcement priorities

Claire Livingstone

2026.6.1Competition Law Journal

DOI: 10.4337/clj.2025.04.03

Abstract

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 represents a transformative development in the UK’s consumer protection landscape. This article explores the changes introduced by this Act, with particular focus on the new direct enforcement powers granted to the Competition and Markets Authority.

Citation format

LIVINGSTONE, Claire. The digital markets, competition and consumers act 2024: The cma’s new direct consumer enforcement powers and early enforcement priorities. Competition Law Journal, 2026, 24(4): 168–178.