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Due diligence definition

What does Due diligence mean? In legal practice, due diligence describes (1) compliance steps to prevent offences; and (2) pre‑transaction investigation in corporate and finance work. As a statutory defence to many strict‑liability and regulatory offences (for example under the UK Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Food Safety Act 1990, and under Ireland’s Consumer Protection Act 2007 and food legislation), it requires the defendant to show that all reasonable precautions were taken and all due diligence was exercised to avoid the commission of the offence. Depending on the statute, this may place a legal or evidential burden on the defendant,...

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CMA Phase 2: Dye & Durham’s completed acquisition of TM Group causes SLC in England and Wales property search report bundles; full divestment ordered (appeal to CAT)

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Dye & Durham (UK) Limited/TM Group (UK) Limited [Archived]

CASE HUB ARCHIVED — this archived hub sets out the position as at the decision of 3 August 2023 and is not being maintained. NOTE — an appeal was lodged before the CAT in Dye & Durham Limited and Dye & Durham (UK) Limited v CMA (1586/4/12/23). See the timeline...

Case facts

Outline of the UK merger review into the completed purchase of TM Group (UK) Limited by Dye & Durham (UK) Limited. The firms overlap in providing property search reports across England and Wales, ordered by conveyancers and intermediaries as part of Due diligence in property transactions...

Latest developments

On 3 August 2022, the CMA published its phase 2 final report, concluding the deal has resulted, or could be expected to result, in an SLC in the market for the supply of property search services. To address the SLC, the CMA decided the most effective measure is the full divestment of TMG (that is, to unwind the transaction)...

Parties

  • Dye & Durham Limited (D&D): D&D is a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions designed to enhance efficiency and raise productivity for legal and business professionals...
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