The team regularly advises on diverse areas of competition law. Recent highlights include:

• advising on the application of the EU and UK merger control rules
• successful representations to a competition law regulator in relation to the merger of two third party businesses
• advising on the concept of market power (dominance), and the implications under competition law of holding such a position
• advising on how to manage competition law risks relating to participation in a trade association
• advising on the terms of distribution and franchise agreements, and how to ensure compliance with competition law
• delivering our second successful Foundation Course in Competition Law to in-house lawyers and executives in London in June 2008
• advising manufacturers of white goods, musical instruments, tools and cosmetics on distribution strategies and sales channels
• advising a manufacturer of construction materials on competition law compliance
• delivering competition law training seminars to a range of businesses operating in different industry sectors

We also have experience in 'dawn raids' and can provide rapid support in the event of one near to our offices in Cardiff, Oxford, Reading, Swansea and Bristol. Each office has its own "dawn raids" team, comprising senior lawyers who have either experienced dawn raids or received dawn raids training.