About Competition Law
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) the Commission publishing a summary of consultation responses on the...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including (amongst other things) (1) the CMA’s interim report in relation to its Getty...
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) publication by the Commission of consultation responses received to...
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the Secretary of State issuing a PIIN in the Daily Mail and...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including (amongst other things) a CAT judgment determining issues of pass-on in the long-running MIF...
Latest Competition Practice Notes
EU phase I mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information...
Government interventions on public interest grounds—merger cases trackerThis summarises ongoing and completed merger transactions in which the UK...
General Court Article 101 TFEU appeals—closed cases trackerThe tables below lists completed competition General Court appeal cases relating to Article...
Dominant position under Article 102 TFEUArticle 102 TFEU prohibits undertakings which hold a dominant position within the EU, or a substantial part of...
The evolving essential facilities doctrineThe 'essential facilities’ doctrine states that the refusal by a dominant company to grant access to an...
Latest Competition Precedents
UK merger control jurisdictional questionnaireOverviewThis questionnaire contains a sample list of questions that can be used to obtain information to...
Training materials—the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption and Distribution Agreements (UK)This Precedent presentation has been designed as a training...
Training materials—the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption and Distribution Agreements (EU)This Precedent presentation has been designed as a training...
Training materials—competition law complianceThis Precedent presentation has been designed as a training aid that you can use to introduce your staff...
Competition law concern report form (for internal use only)This form is for use if you have any concerns relating to competition law compliance. These...
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
Barriers to entry
The obstacles faced by potential entrants wanting to enter and compete in a new market, which will vary in type and complexity from market to market. Barriers to entry are normally considered by competition authorities in the course of assessing dominance under Article 102 TFEU and/or section 18 of the Competition Act 1998.
Prevention, restriction or distortion of competition
Agreements which prevent, restrict or distort competition, whether by object or effect are anti-competitive and prohibited under EU and UK competition law. Economic analysis provides evidence of anti-competitive effect, but this is unnecessary for certain types of agreements which are deemed to have an anti-competitive object—such as price-fixing and market sharing.
Vertical agreements
Vertical agreements, as set out in Article 1(1)(a) of the VRBE, are defined as agreements or concerted practices entered into between two or more undertakings operating for the purposes of that particular arrangement at a different level of the production or distribution chain, and relating to the conditions under which the parties may purchase, sell or resell goods or services.
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