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The EU and competition practice covers both advisory and contentious matters. We are one of the few firms substantially involved in the increasing private enforcement of EU and competition law in the courts.
Our experience includes competition litigation in the European Court of Justice, the UK High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
We have experience in all aspects of competition law, including merger and joint venture clearances, cartel investigations, anti-competitive agreements, rules applying to dominant companies, EU and UK market investigations and EU state aid rules.
We have advised leading clients and have been involved in competition investigations in a large number of industries, representing them before competition authorities, the European Commission and the Competition & Markets Authority (formerly the Office of Fair Trading) and also in competition follow-on damages claims.
We also advise on EU public procurement and other EU regulations in all sectors including construction, healthcare, energy and transport.
An important part of our client service is compliance advice, including competition audits to ensure agreements comply with EU rules and training staff in a practical and industry specific way on how to comply with EU law, and how to respond to competition authority investigations, including dawn raids.
Advising a technology company on EU and UK competition issues arising from dealings with distributors and with competition compliance checks on their UK subsidiaries. This has included compliance audits on the UK subsidiaries followed by privileged communication on amending practices as necessary (e.g. export restrictions).
Advising an oil and gas producer on exploration and production contracts subject to merger notification requirements, at EU level, or equally at other national competition regulator levels.
Representing a leading global resources company to successfully argue that allegations of anticompetitive practices had no prospects of success, thereby enabling the client to obtain summary judgment on a guarantee.
Advising marine committees at Lloyds on EU competition compliance wordings including war and terror risk insurance and hull insurance
Advising on an information exchange system involving other life insurers the purpose of which was the streamlining of the collection of medical information from members of defined benefits schemes.
Advising PPF on UK Government scheme to promote the UK construction industry - EU public procurement, competition and state aid issues
Advising leading UK supermarket on competition issues arising from restrictions in covenants on the transfer of land
Advised a metal producer on World Trade Organisation (WTO) law issues arising from a proposed ban by Indonesia on the export of iron ore. We also advised on the possibility of producers coordinating a response to such an initiative, within the bound permitted by competition laws in the EU and globally (including US and Canada)
Advised a metal producer on World Trade Organisation (WTO) law issues arising from a proposed ban by Indonesia on the export of iron ore. We also advised on the possibility of producers coordinating a response to such an initiative, within the bound permitted by competition laws in the EU and globally (including US and Canada)
Advising an oil and gas producer on exploration and production contracts subject to merger notification requirements, at EU level, or equally at other national competition regulator levels.
Advising a technology company on EU and UK competition issues arising from dealings with distributors and with competition compliance checks on their UK subsidiaries. This has included compliance audits on the UK subsidiaries followed by privileged communication on amending practices as necessary (e.g. export restrictions).
Representing a leading global resources company to successfully argue that allegations of anticompetitive practices had no prospects of success, thereby enabling the client to obtain summary judgment on a guarantee.
Advising marine committees at Lloyds on EU competition compliance wordings including war and terror risk insurance and hull insurance
Advising on an information exchange system involving other life insurers the purpose of which was the streamlining of the collection of medical information from members of defined benefits schemes.
Advising PPF on UK Government scheme to promote the UK construction industry - EU public procurement, competition and state aid issues
Advising leading UK supermarket on competition issues arising from restrictions in covenants on the transfer of land
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