Ashurst is recognised as having one of the leading international
competition practices across Europe and Australasia,
with top-ranked advisers throughout our teams.
Our multilingual network has a strong track record of providing
high quality advice and achieving successful outcomes for clients
engaged in a full range of matters, including mergers, anti-trust
investigations, appeals and litigation.
The experience of our team spans many industries, including
building materials and construction, communications, resources and
energy (including gas and electricity), financial services, food,
gaming, healthcare, insurance, IT, manufacturing and distribution,
entertainment, media, mining, petro-chemicals, primary industries,
professional services, water, ports and rail.
Our services include:
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Undertaking competition litigation, including cartel and misuse of
market power prosecutions, appeals, civil
litigation, undertaking enforcement actions and class actions
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Advising on merger clearances, State Aid, public procurement and
market investigations
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Providing clear, commercial advice on a wide range of business
arrangements including joint ventures and technology transfer
agreements
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Providing strategic and commercially focused advice on access
regulation and its impact on new infrastructure developments, and
structuring associated arrangements
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Advising clients on complex economic regulation issues
associated with network industries, including dealing with economic
regulators
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Advising on, supporting and opposing "rate cases", including
undertaking complex litigation
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Advising on consumer protection issues, including misleading and
deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct and the emerging area of
unfair contracts
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Providing focused and effective assistance in devising and managing
competition law compliance strategies and
providing training