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Competition Law
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St Pauls Barristers can advise on:
- Joint agreements which may include sales,
- Advertising,
- Purchasing or research to ensure that the welfare of the customer is priority and the agreements do not lead to a breach of obligations by your business.
This area of law and procedure is complex, and we would encourage seeking assistance at an early stage to ensure the best possible advice can be obtained for you or your company.
What is Competition Law?
Competition law ensures that businesses compete with each other fairly. In the UK, breaches of competition law can result in fines and potential criminal sanctions for individuals.
The secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills sets the overall policy framework for competition. UK competition cases are dealt with by a number of different Acts and Regulations. The Competition Act 1998 introduces two main prohibitions; prohibition of anti–competitive agreements and a prohibition of abuse of a dominant position in a market. It also targets issues arising from public sector or utility procurement and sector regulation. The Enterprise Act 2002 includes a merger of competition and regulatory work.
Cartel activity is prohibited by UK competition law. These arrangements are normally between at least two competing organisations, designed to reduce competition between them, thereby increasing prices/profit beyond the level that could be achieved competitively. You may hear this referred to more generally as bid/tender rigging, price fixing, allocation of particular market shares or exchange of confidential information. Failure to prohibit such practices would lead to higher prices and a loss of customer’s free choice.
It is crucial to be aware about forms of co-operation with other companies or organisations that could lead to a breach of competition regulations.

Barristers
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QCs
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Head of Chambers
Simon Bickler QC
Call: 1988
Silk: 2011
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Nigel Sangster QC
Call: 1976
Silk: 1998
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Richard Barraclough QC
Call: 1980
Silk: 2003
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Simon Myerson QC
Call: 1986
Silk: 2003
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Bryan Cox QC
Call: 1979
Silk: 2005
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Associate Tenant
Jane Bewsey QC
Call: 1986
Silk: 2010
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Sam Green QC
Call: 1998
Silk: 2015
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John Harrison QC
Call: 1994
Silk: 2016
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Jonathan Sandiford QC
Call: 1992
Silk: 2020
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Associate Tenant
Cameron Brown QC
Call: 1998
Silk: 2020
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Members
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Jeremy Barnett
Call: 1980
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Philip Standfast
Call: 1980
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Nikki Saxton
Call: 1992
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Robert Smith
Call: 1995
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Derek Duffy
Call: 1997
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Nicholas Worsley
Call: 1998
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Alasdair Campbell
Call: 1999
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Denise Breen-Lawton
Call: 2000
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Andrew Stranex
Call: 2000
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Jane Brady
Call: 2001
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James Bourne-Arton
Call: 2001
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Sasha Bailey
Call: 2002
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Danielle Graham
Call: 2003
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Hal Watson
Call: 2003
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James Lake
Call: 2005
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Andrew Nixon
Call: 2006
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Helen Chapman
Call: 2006
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Voldi Welch
Call: 2008
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Hannah Hinton
Call: 2008
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Angus MacDonald
Call: 2009
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Sophie Mitchell
Call: 2010
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Hannah Lynch
Call: 2011
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Stephen Flint
Call: 2012
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George Hazel-Owram
Call: 2012
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Kristina Goodwin
Call: 2013
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Stephen Elphick
Call: 2014
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Charlie Greenwood
Call: 2015
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Frances Pencheon
Call: 2015
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Jessica Heggie
Call: 2017
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Temitayo Dasaolu
Call: 2018
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Ayman Khokhar
Call: 2018
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Harry Crowson
Call: 2019
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Emma Handley
Call: 2019
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