Competition Law – Online Learning
To put it simply, this online course serves as a critical training tool for professionals across all sectors, helping organisations comply with competition law and promote fair, responsible business practices. With this e-learning course:
- Understand what competition law is and why it matters
- Learn about anti-competitive agreements and how to avoid them
- Recognise what constitutes abuse of dominance in the marketplace
- Gain insights into how mergers and acquisitions are reviewed
- Be equipped with practical checklists, red flags, and best practices to stay compliant and protect your organisation
Available in 75 languages.
Course Introduction
Fair competition is essential for keeping markets open, innovative, and trustworthy. The Competition Law e-learning course provides a comprehensive overview of the rules that govern how businesses compete, including prohibitions on anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and unfair mergers. It explores the principles, legal obligations, and best practices that help organisations comply with competition law.
Through interactive content, case studies, and practical scenarios, this course equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed to recognise risks, make informed decisions, and avoid behaviours that could harm consumers or damage reputations. Whether learners work in large corporations, small businesses, or public organisations, understanding competition law is crucial for protecting markets, ensuring compliance, and supporting long-term success.
Course Content
- What competition law is and why it matters
- Core principles of competition law
- Key milestones in UK competition law and global enforcement
- Penalties, enforcement, and leniency programmes
- Definition and types of anti-competitive agreements
- Understanding cartels and collusion
- When, where, and how these agreements occur
- Joint ventures – when they are legal and when they cross the line
- What makes a business dominant in a market
- Types of abuse of dominance, including predatory pricing, exclusive dealing, and bundling
- Real-world case studies highlighting risks and consequences
- What mergers and acquisitions are and why they matter under competition law
- Warning signs of anti-competitive mergers
- How merger reviews are carried out and what regulators look for
- Case studies of high-profile merger investigations
- Practical checklists for everyday conversations and decisions
- Red flags and topics to avoid when engaging with competitors
- How to act if you suspect a breach of competition law
- Common pitfalls and lessons from real cases
- The rise of powerful digital platforms and gatekeepers
- Market power through data and AI-driven pricing
- Self-preferencing and sustainability collaborations
- Global enforcement and cross-border cooperation
- The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
- The EU Digital Markets Act 2022
- Increased enforcement powers for regulators
- Practical actions for businesses to stay compliant in a changing legal landscape
- A chance to test your knowledge of the topic with scoring
- The e-learning course comes with free CPD certificates for the learners
Customisable
All content can be adapted and altered to suit your needs. Courses are white-label as standard, but can include logos and branding where required. We can also provide AI generated language translations on demand.
Updates
All content is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure technical accuracy, best practice and legal compliance for your learners. Updates are all automatically made to content.
Certification
Your employees will receive personalised and dated certificates upon successful completion of our CPD certified e-learning courses. All courses have relevant accreditations.
Integration
Deliver e-learning courses via your own branded learning portal provided by us or upload our regularly updated courses to your own LMS if you would prefer.
