About this course
Deals with the day-to-day legal work of advising on competition matters. Topics include reviewing commercial agreements for anti-competitive clauses, pricing and distribution practices, preparing merger notifications, running a competition compliance programme, responding to information requests and dawn raids, leniency applications and representing clients before authorities and tribunals.
Why this course
Competition breaches can result in heavy administrative penalties, void contracts and reputational damage, and in some jurisdictions criminal liability for directors and managers. Many violations start in routine commercial decisions. Practitioners who can spot risk early and manage regulatory processes protect their organisations and avoid costly enforcement action.
What delegates will be able to do
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to
- Review supply, distribution and joint venture agreements for competition risk
- Advise on pricing and trading practices that may amount to abuse of dominance
- Prepare a merger notification with the required supporting information
- Design a competition compliance programme with training and audits
- Manage the response to a dawn raid or information request
Who should attend
In-house legal counsel, attorneys in private practice, compliance officers, and commercial and sales managers in companies, along with legal staff of state-owned enterprises. Some prior knowledge of competition law is expected.
How it is delivered
Practical sessions with contract review exercises, a merger filing workshop and a simulated dawn raid. It is available as a public course, in-house at your premises, or as live virtual sessions. Duration and dates are confirmed in your quote, and in-house groups can have the examples and exercises fitted to their organisation.