EU, Competition & Procurement Belfast: Experience

  • Invest NI on application of Block Exemption regulations to state aid schemes and compliance with the UK subsidy regime.
  • Merger control advice we have advised companies involved in private health care, food production and manufacturing in relation to merger filings to the CMA.
  • Food & Drink client on exclusivity clauses in commercial contracts.
  • Dalata Hotel Group on compliance with EU & Regulatory issues in Northern Ireland.
  • Public sector and semi-State bodies on competition law (including merger control), state aid and public procurement implications of entering into Joint Venture structures.
  • RHANI advising on the State aid issues considered as part of the ongoing RHI closure litigation.
  • A number of corporates in the defence of High Court litigation of alleged competition law breaches.
  • "Greenwashing" advising clients on the verification of the sustainability credentials to prevent accusations of "greenwashing".