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<p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Through the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act
2013 and the establishment of the Competition and Markets Authority, we have ensured
that businesses of all sizes, including small businesses, benefit from a simpler competition
regime designed to provide greater certainty and improve the speed of decisions.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, when our reforms of private actions for competition
damages and the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) rules come into force on 1 October
they will assist small businesses who currently find it too costly to seek compensation
for breaches of competition law. These include a cost-capped ‘fast track’ procedure
to enable small businesses to challenge anti-competitive behaviour, and voluntary
redress schemes to encourage faster, easier access to redress.</p><p> </p>
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