Competition Law
Businesses should not underestimate the importance of complying with national and European competition legislation. We advise companies on a range of UK and EU competition law matters.
In the UK, criminal sanctions and substantial fines may be imposed for anti competitive arrangements including cartel activity such as price fixing, market sharing arrangements or agreements which limit production or supply. We have substantial experience of dealing with cartel investigations by the Office of Fair Trading.
We would prefer however to ensure that our clients do not breach competition law. We can therefore help businesses adopt procedures and train its staff so as to avoid cartel activities.
In the sphere of commercial agreements, businesses can find their agreements unenforceable or find themselves liable to damages claims or even fines if their agreements contain certain anticompetitive restrictions.
Our team of competition lawyers can advise on whether a proposed commercial agreement falls foul of UK and EU competition law. We can also assist businesses to use competition rules in commercial negotiations to their advantage.
We also advise on the competition aspects of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures including dealing with formal merger filings.
Key Contacts - Competition Law
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