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Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Practice Area Overview

Competition laws and regulations on a European and global level are increasingly influencing business strategies.  Our team has built up knowledge and experience in various aspects of competition law including competition investigations and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and foreign direct investment.

We take a comprehensive and holistic approach to competition law matters taking into account commercial, administrative, human rights and constitutional law together with competition law. We have been involved in some of the most prominent antitrust cases in Malta and constantly advise clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Our team also handles trade matters in a variety of business sectors, including unfair trading practices, consumer protection regulations, import and export controls and economic sanctions.

Our honest, straightforward and practical approach have also earned us a strong reputation as the go-to firm for the competition, trade and merger control teams of many international law firms whose clients require support in Malta.

Scope of Services
  • Legal assistance during Office for Competition investigations and consequent legal proceedings
  • Assistance during dawn raids by the Office for Competition
  • Merger filings
  • Foreign Direct Investment filings
  • Trade queries and assistance
  • Follow on and stand alone litigation, constitutional and administrative litigation where appropriate
  • Compliance advice.

Key Contacts

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Michael Psaila
Mamo TCV Advocates - Annalise Muscat
Annalies Muscat

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Antitrust, Competition and Trade

EU Commission Publishes Findings on EU Competition Enforcement Framework

On 5 September 2024, the European Commission published a “Staff Working Document”  summarising the findings of the evaluation of two EU Regulations, Regulation 1/2003 and Regulation 773/2004, which concern the enforcement of EU competition law. These Regulations, which entered into force 20 years ago, lay out the procedural framework for the implementation of EU competition rules laid down in Articles 101 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (“TFEU”). The evaluation exercise by the Commission has concluded that, in general, these Regulations have achieved their objective for effective, efficient and uniform application of EU competition law.  It has also noted that…
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Draft Guidelines on Abusive Exclusionary Conduct

In August 2024 the European Commission published draft guidelines on the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”) to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. Rather than the current guidance on enforcement priorities, this document has taken the shape of guidelines proper, similar to those found in respect of Article 101 TFEU. The intention is therefore that undertakings, legal counsel and competition authorities follow the doctrine laid out in the eventual guidelines when applying Article 102 TFEU to conduct by dominant undertakings that may be exclusionary in nature. Although the draft cites…
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Mamo TCV Advocates to Attend “Dawn Raids in Practice” in Malta

Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura Spiteri, both senior associates within the Antitrust, Competition and Trade department at Mamo TCV Advocates, will be attending the ERA conference “Dawn Raids in Practice” being held in Valletta, Malta between 26 and 27 September 2024. Get in touch with Annalies or Laura to connect or schedule a meeting.
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