1、Global antitrust in 2024As we enter the mid-2020s,global antitrust policy and enforcement face ever more complex and unprecedented issues.The“polycrisis”of geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges including the cost-of-living crisis,fragmented supply chains and military conflict,combined with advan

2、cements in technology and artificial intelligence,as well as strengthened sustainability ambitions looks set to continue throughout 2024.Against this backdrop,a question is emerging:whether antitrust can be or should be a panacea?Welcome to the 14th edition of 10 Key Themes,our annual review of 10 o

3、f the most significant global antitrust trends to be prepared for in 202410 key themesGlobal antitrust in 2024Introduction0101Global antitrust In 2024We are seeing antitrust play an ever-expanding role as new regulation and frameworks take hold around the world.From much debated ex ante digital regu

4、lation in Europe through the Digital Markets Act under which the first gatekeepers have now been appointed to new outbound foreign investment review in the US following President Bidens August 2023 executive order,antitrust is permeating further into the commercial landscape.And in doing so,it is in

5、creasing the web of rules with which businesses operating across borders need to comply.On top of this,antitrust agencies globally feel pressure to support governments in delivering economic growth and inspiring innovation,as well as to help protect consumers,whether through the creation of new or e

6、nhanced powers,such as those proposed under the“flagship”Digital Markets,Competition and Consumers Bill set to enter into force in the UK later this year,or via the“reactivation”of older legislation,as we have seen in the US with the revival by the Federal Trade Commission of the Robinson-Patman Act