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EU & competition

Both the private and public sector are affected by EU and UK competition law and Browne Jacobson’s expert team of legal advisers ensures that their clients operate in accordance with it. With considerable EU, UK and multi-jurisdictional experience, and as proven commercial lawyers, the team understands business objectives and provides pragmatic, sensible advice.

The team helps to prevent clients from coming under scrutiny by working with them on merger notifications and undertaking reviews of potential competition problems. To help awareness and preparation, the team produces compliance and risk management programmes and can even arrange mock dawn raids. If investigations are made by the authorities, full legal support including a rapid response team, is close at hand.

The team advises many clients who hold dominant positions in the market, including regulated industry clients such as utilities companies. In addition, they advise public sector organisations in relation to UK and EU competition law and can address sector specific issues such as public procurement and state aids.