A ‘merger’ may fall within the EU merger rules and require notification to the European Commission if at least two parties to the transaction generate fairly substantial...
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
A key proposition underpinning EU competition law is that competing companies should act independently on markets. In principle, rivalry and competition can be expected...
This Practice Note is important first stage reading for analysing vertical restraints, that is, restrictions in vertical agreements caught by Article 101(1) TFEU (see The...
Intellectual property (IP) agreements relating to, for example, licensing of technology and for the joint development of new technology, may have a restrictive effect on...
Joint ventures will typically be the means by which companies enter into a new market and develop new products. The concept covers many different types of situations,...
Advantages of a contractual joint venture The three main advantages of a contractual joint venture are: • independence—as a contractual joint venture does not involve any...
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Drafting a contractual joint venture agreement This Practice Note sets out various key commercial matters and options to be considered when drafting or...
Click here to download the latest Joint Ventures 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Scope of restraint of trade clauses When one participant leaves a joint venture but the joint venture business continues, the remaining participants may be keen to...
Brexit impact The law as set out in this Practice Note may be affected by Brexit. For further details of its impact, see Practice Note: Brexit—impact on corporate joint...
This Practice Note considers the UK tax aspects of the establishment, operation and termination of contractual joint ventures, and also considers how the joint venture...
This Practice Note considers the key implications on the application of EU competition law in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Effect on EU competition law under a no-deal...
On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom held an advisory referendum on its membership of the EU, with a small majority of those voting (and allowed to vote) being in favour...
In the EU, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by Article 102 TFEU. In particular, Article 102 TFEU prohibits undertakings that (individually or...
