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Lessons learned from the CMA’s latest resale price maintenance investigation in which Dar Lighting broke competition law by dictating minimum resale prices and preventing customer discounts online.

Lessons learned from the CMA’s latest resale price maintenance investigation in which Dar Lighting broke competition law by dictating minimum resale prices and preventing customer discounts online.

The CMA has issued a decision finding that Dar Lighting Limited (Dar) infringed competition law by engaging in resale price maintenance (RPM). Our team analyse Dar's conduct and distil the CMA decision into a number of key takeaways that brands need to be aware of when structuring and enforcing their distribution strategies.