Competition

Compliance with competition law has never been more important, as governments seek to ensure that markets work well for consumers. The reform seeks to encourage enterprise and efficiency, create a wider choice for consumers and help reduce prices and quality. Competition authorities are using their increased powers to scrutinise and challenge mergers, punish anti-competitive conduct, and reform markets where competition does not work well.

Ensuring that your business competitive practices do not breach competition law is essential to success. Failing to comply could see the competition authorities take serious action – including fines and even criminal prosecutions.

At Carson McDowell we advise public and private sector clients across a number of diverse sectors on all aspects of competition law. Our competition lawyers understand the workings of all regulating/ competition authorities and will ensure your organisation remains fully compliant. We will steer you through this complex and dynamic area, providing competitive advantage, technically sound, strategic advice and certainty on what needs to be done.

Working with experienced and specialist lawyers within our wider Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, the team’s comprehensive experience and wide-ranging expertise is unmatched in Northern Ireland. We provide an expansive range of services and regularly represent our clients on merger control, cartels and abuse of dominance, competition investigations, state aid, energy, transport, and bribery law.