Competition

The 2023 amendment brought a deal value threshold and settlement mechanisms into Indian competition practice. Both change when a transaction must be notified and what happens when conduct is questioned.

WHAT WE DO
• Merger control notification thresholds and deal value threshold
• Green channel eligibility and gun jumping exposure
• Anti-competitive agreements, cartels and bid rigging under section 3
• Hub and spoke arrangements and information exchange
• Abuse of dominance under section 4, including digital markets
• Leniency, leniency plus, settlement and commitment
• Competition compliance programmes
• Dawn raid readiness and protocols
• Distribution and pricing arrangement review
• CCI proceedings and appeals

HOW THE WORK IS ORGANISED
Merger control · Conduct · Compliance programmes · Proceedings

KEY INSTRUMENTS
Competition Act, 2002 · Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023

FEES
Fixed fee for defined scopes, retainer arrangements for ongoing volume, and time based billing where scope cannot be fixed in advance. The basis is agreed in writing before work begins and discussed at first contact.