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 UK competition law developments, including (1) the CMA publishes letter in response to the Chancellor on pricing pressures and...
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the Commission adopts new State aid rules to boost the use of more...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including the CAT makes collective proceedings order granting Vicki Shotbolt permission to commence...
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the Commission publishes evaluation study to inform revision of...
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CAT issues judgment refusing extension of time in...
Latest Competition Practice Notes
This Practice Note is an archived summary of the key legal developments that have impacted EU competition law between 2017 and...
1. What is the applicable legislation?The control of foreign investments on grounds of national security is governed by the Act of 1 June 2018 No. 24...
This Practice Note is an archived summary of the key legal developments that have impacted UK competition law between 2017 and...
The below tracks live General Court appeal cases involving State aid (Articles 107 to 109 TFEU). For completed cases, see General Court State aid...
NOTE—to see whether notification thresholds in Norway and throughout the world are met, see further: Where to Notify.1. Have there been any recent...
Latest Competition Precedents
This Precedent presentation has been designed as a training aid that you can use to provide an overview to junior competition lawyers, non-competition...
This AGREEMENT is made the [insert date] day of [insert month] [insert year]Parties1[Party 1] a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Meetings with competitors carry a high competition law risk.Please complete this form and return it to [insert, eg the legal team] before attending...
Date of risk assessment[Insert date]Person(s) conducting risk assessment[Insert name(s) and job title(s)]1Meeting detailsDate of planned...
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
Full Function Joint Venture
Joint venture created, jointly controlled and owned by two or more parents, operationally autonomous, not established merely to take over one specific function from its parents, and established on a permanent basis or for a sufficiently long duration to bring about lasting changes to the structure of the undertakings involved.
State aid
Assistance provided by an EU Member State, or one of its public authorities, using public resources which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods.
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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