The Group advises clients on all aspects of the prohibition on abuse of dominance including:

• Assessing whether a client occupies a dominance position
• Advising on the various forms of abuse of dominance
• Defending clients involved in investigations by regulators into allegations of abuse of dominance
• Making complaints to regulators about the behaviour of other firms that may constitute an abuse of dominance
• Reviewing the business practices of clients and advising on how to ensure they do not give rise to competition law risk

Relevant Experience

• Advising a client on defending a CCPC investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance through exclusivity arrangements and rebates
• Advising a client on defending a European Commission investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance through margin squeeze
• Advising a client on a CCPC investigation into allegations of abuse of dominance through pricing and exclusivity
• Advising a range of clients on whether they occupy a dominant position
• Advising a range of clients on their pricing structures and rebate schemes to ensure they do not give rise to competition law risk