The growth and expansion of regional trading arrangements and the corresponding inclusion of competition rules in such agreements often require the enactment and amendment of competition legislation in jurisdictions which are parties to such regional trading arrangements. Our team of experts conducts in depth reviews of existing and proposed legislation to ensure consistency with and to give effect to regional competition policy and rules and multilateral obligations.
The growing inclusion of competition rules in regional trading arrangements has also seen a shift towards more stringent enforcement and stronger penalties by competition authorities. We provide advice to clients to strengthen their legal and regulatory cases, and to counter allegations of anti-competitive conduct, and anticipate challenges to proposed business structures and transactions.