Anti-Trust & Competition Compliance Programmes - A Bite Sized Guide

Introduction

Detection and prevention of antitrust/competition law violations are the primary focus of compliance programmes. The purpose of a good compliance programme is to ensure that a company operates according to ethical standards. A credible compliance programme is a risk management tool that helps a company achieve this goal. This webinar is aimed at setting out the parameters of what should be contained in a robust antitrust compliance programme.

This webinar is for anyone advising or implementing competition or antitrust compliance programmes, whether designing them for their clients or advising clients on how to update them and the legal implications and effects.

After viewing this webinar you will be aware of the legal implications of having an antitrust and competition law compliance programme, what the key elements of such a programme are, what is needed to design and implement the programme and the relevant training, and the follow-up actions in the case of an antitrust or competition law breach.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• Legal impact of having a competition or antitrust compliance programme - different approaches from the EU and the UK and compliance programmes as a mitigating factor in infringement cases
• Tailoring the compliance programme to each business - depending on the nature of its business, the competitive risks it faces and the sector in which it operates
• The core set of elements required in an effective compliance programme
• Management commitment - how to get it and what is useful in terms of clear and public statements about strict compliance with competition law and its importance
• Appointing a competition compliance contact - appointing a person with responsibility for proper implementation of compliance and, more generally, the policy
• Training and updating - the need for the implementation of awareness-raising, information and training actions for all staff. Designing training on competition law, making it accessible to all staff, recording and updating or clarifying different training
• Policy documents - having an antitrust and competition and compliance policy document with contact names, regularly updated
• Control, audit and warning mechanisms - what happens if there is a breach and how this is managed, and the implementation of a follow-up system in case infringements are discovered

This webinar was recorded on 16th January 2025

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