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Provided by Shoosmiths LLP

Our experienced team of specialist competition lawyers advises domestic and international clients from its UK and Brussels offices.​

We provide clear, commercially astute and pragmatic advice on all aspects of competition law across a wide range of industry sectors. We have significant experience in relation to:

  • Advisory and compliance issues, with strong credentials in sectors including automotive, media and retail,• 
  • Competition and EU law in relation to data and technology 
  • Competition law relating to local markets, such as retail mergers
  • Competition litigation, in particular concerning claims 
  • The UK/EU interface, relating to competition law and overlapping topics such as data, technology and vertical agreements 
  • Trade law, including its overlap with competition law, subsidies and State aid 
  • National Security transaction filings, both for UK mergers and similar regimes in the EU and elsewhere.


  • Competition investigations 
  • Competition law – advisory & compliance

  • Competition litigation

  • Dawn raid support

  • Merger control

    • Shoosmiths is regularly one of the top three M&A law firms measured by deal volume and so in relation to M&A activity, joint ventures and co-operation agreements we have considerable experience in guiding clients through the merger control process, in the UK, the EU and elsewhere.



    Chambers Review

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    Competition Law - The Regions
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    What the Team is Known For

    Shoosmiths' competition team is active on matters for clients in the automotive and retail sectors, as well as for investment firms. Based in Reading, it advises on merger control, state aid and subsidy control rules for project funding and National Security and Investment Act 2021 filings. Its lawyers also have experience supporting client engagement with the CMA, including for market studies.

    Work Highlights

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    • Shoosmiths advised Mercedes-Benz UK on the competition law aspects of a major restructuring of its distribution model, enabling it to comply with CMA guidelines.

    Notable Practitioners

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    Simon Barnes
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    Simon Barnes
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    Simon Barnes is the head of competition at Shoosmiths. He advises on a range of matters including merger clearance, subsidy control compliance and CMA market investigations. He acts for automotive clients, property developers and investment firms.

    "He is an excellent lawyer. He is extremely responsive and a go-to for any competition law matters."

    "He has a real gift for making the complex simple and he always gives you an achievable solution that is very pragmatic. He is a great communicator who does not sit on the fence."

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    Members

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    Angela Gregson

    Kiran Desai

    Clients

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    Ageas Insurance

    Asahi

    BAT UK & Ireland

    Experian

    Mercedes-Benz