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Competition law is one of the most visible and feared (if not always respected) set of EU rules affecting the conduct of business. The growth in importance of competition law within the EU over the last 20 years is phenomenal. It has moved centre stage in the decision-making processes of all international businesses and many national and local businesses also.

Compliance with competition law requires much more than remembering simple, basic rules - it requires a detailed understanding of how such rules should be applied in the specific sector in which individual businesses operate.

Our lawyers have considerable experience, across many sectors in the following areas of EU competition law:

EU Merger Control - acting both on behalf of notifying parties and for interested (third) parties
Complaint Procedures
Investigations - including dawn raids
Judicial appeals to the European Courts
State aid policy

In addition our lawyers have specific experience of applying EU competition law in the following sectors:

martime transport
air transport and ground handling
rail transport
nuclear
former ECSC products
industrial and chemical products

With the ongoing decentralisation of EU competition policy and the growing importance of the role and work of national competition authorities, our lawyers are increasingly called upon to advise and/or coordinate the provision of advice at both EU and national levels.

Our recent work has involved advising in connection with proceedings, investigations or actions in: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Romania, Italy and Belgium.

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