HOT TOPIC: The CMA Investigation – where we are and possible implications for the profession (LVS25)

In this session, the BVA Senior Vice President, Liz Mullineaux, will host a Q&S session with Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) inquiry chair Martin Coelman.

This will be followed by a panel discussion, chaired by BVA junior Vice President Gwen Rees, with representatives from veterinary businesses and membership organisations discussing the CMA's recent 'Provisional decisions' and exploring how they might impact veterinary practices. 

• Understanding the current status of the CMA investigation into veterinary services for household pets.
• Gain some clarity around the Provisional decisions recently released by the CMA.
• Understand the potential impacts of the proposed Provisional decisions on veterinary practices.

Chairperson

Liz Mullineaux, BVM&S DVM&S CertSHP FRCVS, Senior Vice President - BVA

Gwen Rees, Junior Vice President - BVA

Speakers

Gudrun Ravetz, Group Chief Medical Officer - IVC Evidensia

Nick Jackson, Vet Locum - BVA Council Member

Rebecca Robinson, JVP of VMG, BVetMed MRCVS, NLP Practitioner, President - VMG

Martin Coleman, Chair of the Inquiry Group - CMA vets market investigation

Presented at LVS 2025

Thursday, 20 November 2025, 14:45-16:30, BVA Congress