Competition Law – Understand Fair Business Practices and Stay Legally Compliant

Competition Law exists to protect businesses and consumers by ensuring that market competition remains fair and open. By promoting innovation and preventing unfair practices, competition laws encourage better pricing, improved quality, and more choices for consumers.

This course introduces the Competition Act 1998, which prohibits anti-competitive agreements and practices such as price fixing, limiting production, market sharing, or unfair discrimination among customers. Understanding these rules is essential to help your business operate legally and ethically.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for:

Managers
Directors
Procurement teams
Sales and marketing teams
Anyone involved in pricing, customer relations, or strategic planning

It is especially relevant for professionals who make commercial decisions, negotiate with competitors, or are responsible for ensuring legal compliance within the business.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will:

Understand the principles of competition law
Recognise prohibited behaviours such as:

Price fixing
Market sharing
Bid rigging
Customer discrimination
Be able to identify and avoid anti-competitive practices
Know what steps to take if they suspect a violation

Course Content Overview (Videos)

Video 1: Module One

⏱ Duration: 9 Minutes 07 Seconds
Covers the fundamentals of UK Competition Law, examples of anti-competitive behaviour, and practical guidance to avoid legal risk.

Total Modules and Time

📦 Total Modules: 1
⏱ Total Duration: 9 Minutes 07 Seconds