competition
In an area of increasing risk and complexity, our competition
lawyers provide straightforward, practical and commercial advice.
The consequences of failing to comply with the competition rules
are serious. Businesses face the possibility of multi-million pound
fines and damages actions. Their employees face the prospect of
criminal sanctions and director disqualification. Our aim is to
guide you through these risks and provide business centred
solutions.
Our lawyers routinely deal with all aspects of competition
law, advising nationals and multinationals, regulated utilities and
the public sector. In the past year our competition lawyers have
advised clients on issues such as defending Office of Fair Trading
investigations, appeals to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the
application of merger control rules to international joint
venture arrangements and bespoke compliance programmes for
national and international businesses. Our competition team's
services include:
- the application of competition law to commercial agreements
including supply, distribution, intellectual property and joint
venture arrangements
- UK, EU and multi-jurisdictional merger control
- competition authority investigations and dawn raids
- appeals against competition authority decisions
- competition law complaints and disputes
- compliance programmes including competition law audits
- state aid
- public procurement
Results: guiding
clients through the complexities of competition law compliance with
clear, pragmatic and business focussed advice