Competition policy

Frontier is the UK's leading competition practice.

We cover all aspects of competition policy, at an EC and at a national authority level.

We work alongside clients and legal counsel.

We provide advice on case strategy and technical support.

We assist in preparing client submissions and by submitting expert reports.

Our advice is often central to determining the approach taken in presenting the competition issues to the authorities or the courts.

A selection of the cases we have advised on includes:
Banking services to SMEs (Treasury and CC, 1999-2001).

• Automated teller machines - the LINK scheme (OFT Ch I CA, 2000-01).
• Banking services to SMEs (UK Competition Commission, 2000-2002).
• Credit cards - Visa and MasterCard interchange fees (OFT Ch I CA, 2001-06).
• Extended warranties on domestic electrical goods (CC, 2002-03).
• Deutsche Börse AG, Euronext NV and London Stock Exchange plc (UK CC, 2002-03).
• Littlewoods/GUS home shopping business acquisition (CC, 2003).
• HSBC/M&S Financial Services (OFT, 2004).
• Store cards (UK Competition Commission, 2004-2006).
• Home collected credit (CC, 2004-06).
• Default fees on credit cards (OFT 2005- ).
• London Stock Exchange / Deutsche Boerse / Euronext mergers (CC, 2005).
• Review of undertakings in SME banking (OFT 2006- ).
• Credit cards - access by Morgan Stanley to the Visa scheme (Art 81, 2000-06).
• Santander Group/Abbey National plc (European Commission, 2004).
• Credit cards - Visa and MasterCard interchange fees (Art 81, 2005-06).
• Credit cards in Israel - Visa interchange fees (ICA, 2002-03).