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A guide to the leniency programme for cartels

Cartels are a damaging form of anti-competitive activity. The OFT is prepared to offer lenient treatment to businesses that come forward with information about a cartel in which they are involved. This guide explains how the OFT's cartels leniency programme for businesses works.

Law Firm: Office of Fair Trading | Published: 02 May 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

Competition law - all the latest developments from the UK and EU

Nabarro's monthly update covers all the key news relevant to UK and EU competition, procurement and state aid. April's edition features stories on the OFT's RBS/Barclays decision; Universal's acquisition of EMI; confidentiality claims; and Apple and Microsoft's complaint against Motorola patents.

Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 24 April 2012 | Practice Area: EU Member State Competition Law

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UK competition law reform - what does it mean for business?

The Government has announced the changes it plans to make to UK competition law. As expected, these include replacing the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission with a single Competition and Markets Authority. Travers Smith provides a comprehensive overview of the forthcoming changes.

Law Firm: Travers Smith | Published: 22 March 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

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How much do UK businesses know about competition compliance? Survey and report

This detailed research paper was commissioned by the Office of Fair Trading to update their understanding of businesses and their experience of potential breaches of competition law. The research involved over 2,000 telephone interviews with a representative sample of businesses in seven sectors.

Law Firm: Office of Fair Trading | Published: 19 March 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

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Will the UK competition regime get a radical overhaul? An overview of the proposed changes

The Government recently released its Response to the Consultation on the options for reforming the UK's competition regime. In this briefing, Field Fisher Waterhouse set out the key, proposed changes; the most far-reaching of which is the creation of the Competition and Markets Authority.

Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 19 March 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

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How your business can achieve compliance with competition law

This guide is intended to help all businesses to comply with competition law, by describing the OFT's suggested fourstep process for achieving a competition law compliance culture: risk identification; risk assessment; risk mitigation; and review.

Law Firm: Office of Fair Trading | Published: 15 March 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

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What all company directors should know about competition law

This comprehensive guide issued by the Office of Fair Trading outlines the key competition law risks that directors should be aware of and the ways in which directors can minimise the risks of their company infringing competition law.

Law Firm: Office of Fair Trading | Published: 14 March 2012 | Practice Area: Competition Regulators and enforcement

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Competition law compliance by portfolio companies - what should private equity firms be doing?

A number of recent developments have highlighted the potential exposure of private equity firms to competition law risks as a result of their portfolio companies. This briefing looks at what private equity firms need to watch out for and how they can minimise the risks that they face.

Law Firm: Travers Smith | Published: 01 March 2012 | Practice Area: EU Competition Law

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The water industry in England - stability given priority

In December 2011, the UK Government's vision for the future of water management in England was outlined in The Water White Paper. This briefing from Allen & Overy discusses the Paper and its potential impact for market participants.

Law Firm: Allen & Overy | Published: 27 January 2012 | Practice Area: EU Member State Competition Law

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Doing business in the Czech Republic - a 2012 guide

Although not without setbacks, the Czech Republic has made great progress in its transition to a pluralistic, democratic and market-oriented society. This reference tool by Baker & McKenzie provides a general guide for companies operating in or considering investment here.

Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 20 January 2012 | Practice Area: Corporate Governance

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