Cartels are considered by the UK and EU competition authorities to be the worst form of anti-competitive conduct and so it is their primary objective to uncover secret cartels and severely punish offenders.
Under UK law the individual will also be guilty of a criminal offence punishable by fine and or imprisonment together with the possibility of being disqualified as a director.
The European Commission and the UK competition authorities wish to make an example of anyone who has been involved in a cartel and, therefore, ever increasing fines are imposed.
Not all arrangements between competitors are "cartels" and our competition law solicitors have advised clients how arrangements with competitors can be competition law compliant.
Our specialist competition solicitors also defend clients in cartel cases and can provide immediate assistance if a client is subject to a dawn raid.
Competition solicitors
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