Swifter and Simpler: The Government’s vision for Competition Redress in DBT’s July 2026 Consultation - Spotlight on the Proposals for the Opt-Out Collective Actions Regime

On 17 July 2026, the Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) launched a wide-ranging consultation on reforms to make the UK’s opt-out collective actions regime, regulatory appeals and competition enforcement ‘swifter and simpler’. A decade since the introduction of the opt-out collective actions regime, this consultation proposes an ambitious review of the UK's competition litigation and enforcement landscape.... By: BCLP