The team advises clients across a wide range of industries on competition/antitrust aspects of commercial agreements and behaviour, including:

• Distribution and supply agreements
• Franchising
• Joint production
• Joint purchasing
• Joint ventures
• R&D co-operation
• Specialisation agreements
• Sub-contracting arrangements
• Technology transfer and licensing agreements
• Trade associations and industry bodies

We also advise clients in the grocery sector on the application of the Grocery Regulations, which have introduced sweeping changes to the requirements for commercial agreements in that sector.