We have acted in many investigations and prosecutions concerning individuals under scrutiny for alleged cartel behaviour. Our team has extensive expertise in advising as to the most important steps to take at early stages of CMA investigations.
PCB Byrne can leverage the experience and expertise of its civil team to provide a rounded and holisitic service, in circumstances where authorities often pursue parallel civil investigations concerning corporates under investigation.
We also have a wide network of firms and contacts overseas (particularly in Europe and the US) who we are able to call upon for assistance in matters that are being actively pursued across multiple jurisdictions (as is often the case).
Notable Experience
- Acting for a senior executive in the OFT investigation of Cardiff Buses for price fixing and abuse of a dominant position.
- Acted for the defendant company, Norton Healthcare, in connection with the SFO’s prosecution for alleged price fixing in the generic pharmaceutical industry.
- Acting for a director in the CPS prosecution of the Sainsburys Potato cartel case.
- Represented an individual in relation to a CMA investigation into tender price collusion at 10 demolition companies between 2013 and 2018.
- Acting for four individuals in respect of an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour and disclosure of confidential information in the global aviation and aerospace insurance market.
- Acting for an individual in a prosecution brought by the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) into allegations of price fixing by way of setting commission rates between a group of local property agents