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In competition, we know that detailing the law isn't enough. You need to be able to see things from a commercial perspective so you can protect the competitiveness of your or your clients' businesses.
Multi-jurisdictional merger control toolkit
Get maintained, up-to-date information on key jurisdictional and procedural issues for all merger control regimes around the world. Plus, Where to Notify, our calculator that carries out MJ merger assessments for you.
Multi-jurisdictional FDI toolkit
Regularly updated information on key jurisdictional and procedural issues for worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) control regimes. Get summary grids, jurisdictional guides, and a news feed summarizing developments.
Merger decisions database
A database of published decisions. 30 filters like transaction type, industry and market definition, and substantive assessment. Plus decisions from key jurisdictions from 2007, and new jurisdictions constantly added.
Commercial perspective
In competition, we know that detailing the law isn't enough. You need to be able to see things from a commercial perspective so you can protect the competitiveness of your or your clients' businesses.
Topics We Cover
Latest Competition News
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) (1) the Commission adopts EU Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of...
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the Government appoints 12 new independent members to the...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including the CMA publishes revised Merger Assessment Guidelines on assessment of rivalry-enhancing...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including the latest UK merger control developments....
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the General Court issues judgment dismissing an action against the...
Latest Competition Practice Notes
The table lists completed all completed Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) phase 1 merger investigations and completed Office of Fair Trading...
This Practice Note is an archived summary of the key legal developments that have impacted EU competition law between 2017 and...
Competition concerns relating to collective dominance and oligopolies may be dealt with in various ways under EU competition law, namely...
The 'essential facilities’ doctrine states that, in exceptional circumstances, the refusal by a dominant undertaking to grant access to an essential...
In the EU, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by Article 102 TFEU. In particular, Article 102 TFEU prohibits undertakings that...
Latest Competition Precedents
To be read aloud by the Chair at the beginning of all meetings of [insert trade association name]The purpose of [insert trade association name] is to...
To be read aloud by the Chair at the beginning of all meetings of [insert trade association name]The purpose of [insert trade association name] is to...
1Policy details1.1Association: [insert trade association name]1.2Policy owner: [insert legal or compliance contact]1.3Effective date: [insert...
Meetings with competitors carry a high competition law risk.Please complete this form and return it to [insert, eg the legal team] before attending...
To be read aloud by the Chair at the beginning of any meeting/gathering where competitors are present.[insert organisation name] [and all its business...
Latest Competition Q&As
Featured Competition content
Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control grid
Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control gridThis grid summarises when foreign direct investment (FDI) filings may be required in...
Market definition and analysis in EU and UK competition law
Market definition and analysis in competition lawMarket definition is the starting point for most competition law assessments and plays a central and...
Laos merger control
Laos merger controlA conversation with David Fruitman, Regional Competition Counsel, and Kristy Newby, Country Managing Director, Lao PDR, at regional...
MJ merger grid—jurisdiction
MJ merger grid—jurisdictionThe grid below sets out the notification thresholds as according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the...
Market sharing
Market sharingWhere competitors 'carve up' markets or customers, or limit access into a market they are in effect isolating their business from...
Penalties in UK competition cases
Penalties in UK competition casesThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and sectoral regulators with concurrent competition powers may impose...
Court of Justice appeals—ongoing cases tracker
Court of Justice appeals—ongoing cases trackerThe tables below lists competition appeal cases currently live (lodged or heard post 01/01/2012) before...
Article 102 TFEU—the prohibition on abuse of dominance
Article 102 TFEU—the prohibition on abuse of dominanceIn the EU, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by Article 102 TFEU. In particular,...
Clean team agreement
Clean team agreementThis AGREEMENT is made the [insert date] day of [insert month] [insert year]Parties1[Party 1] a company incorporated in [England...
EU phase II mergers—closed cases tracker
EU phase II mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists all completed European Commission phase II merger investigations since 2000 as well as other...
Cases C- 48/22 P Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)
Cases C- 48/22 P Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)CASE HUBSee further, timeline.Case factsOutlineAppeal against the General Court's...
Chapter II prohibition
Chapter II prohibitionIn the UK, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by section 18 of the Competition Act 1998 (the Competition Act)....
Collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal TribunalSTOP PRESS: This PN has been affected by the CAT’s recent judgments in Justin Le Patourel v...
UK merger remedies—practice and policy
UK merger remedies—practice and policyUnder the Enterprise Act 2002, when investigating mergers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has the...
Pre-merger information exchange and integration planning
Pre-merger information exchange and integration planningThe due diligence and negotiation of a merger will inevitably involve exchanges of information...
Hong Kong FDI control
Hong Kong FDI controlA conversation with Chin Yeoh, partner, at multinational law firm Ashurst, on key issues on foreign direct investment (FDI)...
Brazil merger control
Brazil merger controlA conversation with José Inacio F. de Almeida Prado Filho, partner, Luiz Galvão, senior associate, and Brenda Corrêa, associate,...
Associated legal terms
Anti-Competitive Agreement
Agreements and concerted practices between two or more undertakings (or associations of undertakings) which may affect trade and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition.
Extraterritoriality
the ability of a competition authority or a claimant to prosecute law'>competition law infringements committed outside its territory.
Vertical restraints
Vertical restraints are the contractual restrictions contained in agreements between undertakings operating at different levels in the supply chain, e.g. between a producer and a retailer.
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