Lavan Legal’s competition and regulation team deals with all aspects of competition law, trade practices advice and economic regulation. Our team has developed a reputation as a leading adviser on gas and electricity access regulation around Australia, providing advice to the WA Economic Regulation Authority, the Essential Services Commission of South Australia and the Queensland Competition Authority. Our unique experience in acting for the ACCC and regulators around Australia means that we are well placed to develop strategies and solutions to resolve regulatory concerns and to obtain clearance for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Equally, we are able to provide advice on effective opposition to a merger when a proposed deal is adverse to a client’s interests. We are also experienced in representing clients during ACCC investigations and enforcement action. We provide strategic advice on structuring relationships and agreements with suppliers, customers and competitors to minimise trade practices risks. We have been involved in the design, implementation and audit of many company specific trade practices compliance programs. Our practical approach to compliance training ensures that management and staff understand how the Trade Practices Act (TPA) applies to each of them in their day to day activities.
With our leading practitioners having years of experience in acting for the ACCC and regulators around Australia, we are ideally positioned to develop strategies and solutions for antitrust trade issues including mergers, acquisitions, infrastructure access and National Competition Policy. Our core areas of engagement to date have been in the energy, manufacturing and construction sectors.
We have extensive experience in trade practices law, having previously advised the ACCC and a range of private clients on all aspects of Part IV and Part V of the TPA.
We have been involved in the design, implementation and audit of many company-specific trade practices compliance programs, implementing a practical approach to compliance training to make sure that management and staff understand how the TPA applies to each of them in their daily activities.
We have extensive experience representing clients during ACCC investigations and enforcement action. We have conducted a major trade practices enforcement action on behalf of the ACCC.
We aim to resolve all your regulatory concerns as efficiently as possible. We have developed a distinguished reputation as a leading adviser on gas and electricity access regulation around Australia, providing advice to the WA Economic Regulation Authority, the Essential Services Commission of South Australia and the Queensland Competition Authority on issues relating to gas and electricity regulation, access and licensing. We also represent regulators in proceedings before specialist review tribunals and in judicial review applications.
