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Unfair competition: how we can help
Unfair competition is a Reckon guide to complaining about anti-competitive conduct or regulations. This section provides information about Reckon's complaint handling service.
Overview of our service
We offer a complaint drafting and handling service specifically designed to address the shortcomings of the current UK system of competition law enforcement.
Presented with a real business problem or grievance, we identify the elements that can give rise to a competition law issue, and draft a focused written complaint that pre-empts likely counter-arguments and defines a clear scope for the investigation to prevent drift and abandonment.
Our fee for handling a complaint
An initial one-hour discussion of your case with a Reckon partner is free. We then send you within three working days a free note setting out our understanding of the problem and what competition complaints might help solve it. (The OFT's target time for an initial response is 30 days.)
We are not interested in pursuing bad cases. If we do not think that you have a valid competition complaint, we will say so and refer you to other avenues if possible.
We may decline a case, if unavailable or conflicted out.
If, having examined our free note, you decide to ask us to handle your case, the maximum fee for our work to prepare a written complaint will be £2,500+VAT. A lower fee may be charged for very simple cases or if we can be persuaded to work on a pro bono basis.
What is included
A £2,500+VAT payment guarantees the following:
- Detailed examination of your case and evaluation of the prospects of a complaint under competition law.
- The preparation of a complaint document tailored to your complaint and the relevant authorities, designed to act as terms of reference for the investigation.
- Complaint submission and initial follow-up of UK authorities, if you ask us to deal with them directly.
What is not included
We cannot help with cases involving allegations of covert cartel or fraudulent conduct; applications for leniency in cartel cases; or the conduct of litigation. You should probably contact a solicitor to handle such issues.
This complaint handling service is self-contained and designed to deliver results for a simple fixed fee. We also offer a wider range of consultancy services in regulation and competition economics.
For more information
For an initial discussion of a case or to ask Reckon LLP to handle a complaint, please contact Franck Latrémolière (020 7841 5858) or Nicholas Francis (020 7841 5859), or e-mail f.latremoliere@reckon.co.uk.
This guide provides general information only. It is not a full substitute for professional or legal advice tailored to your circumstances.
