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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
Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 September...
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA issues interim report in nexfibre/Substantial merger...
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) (1) the Commission fines Kingspan €40m for providing incorrect and...
A round-up of UK competition law developments including (1) the Court of Session issues opinion dismissing Aramark appeal against CAT refusal to...
Latest Competition Practice Notes
The grid below summarises key procedural information according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the world.We have tried to...
The grid below sets out the notification thresholds as according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the world as well as...
The table lists completed European Commission phase I merger investigations since 13 June 2013.For information on ongoing Commission merger...
NOTE—to see whether notification thresholds in Guernsey and throughout the world are met, see further: Where to Notify.1. Have there been any recent...
The below tracks live European Commission merger investigations.For information on completed investigations see EU phase I mergers—closed cases...
Latest Competition Precedents
OverviewThe EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) (Regulation (EC) No 139/2004) applies to concentrations with an EU dimension. If [name of project/transaction]...
OverviewJoint ventures encompass a broad rand of commercial operations, ranging from fully-fledged merger-like operations to co-operation limited to...
OverviewThis questionnaire contains a sample list of questions that can be used to obtain information to determine whether a particular transaction...
Meetings with competitors carry a high competition law risk.Please complete this checklist and return it to [insert, eg the legal department] before...
This form is for use if you have any concerns relating to competition law compliance. These may be concerns about actions by, for example, this...
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
Concerted practice
A form of coordination between undertakings which, without having reached the stage where an agreement properly so-called has been concluded, knowingly substitutes practical cooperation between them for the risks of competition' as per the European Court of Justice in Cases 48/60 etc ICI v. EC Commission ('Dyestuffs') [1972] ECR 619.
Excessive pricing
Dominant firms can abuse their position by charging a price which is excessive because it has no reasonable relation to the economic value of the product supplied.
One stop shop
A key principle underlying the EU merger control regime is that concentrations reviewed by the EU Commission should benefit from a 'one stop shop' such that they do not also need to gain clearance from EU Member State competition authorities.
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