Clifford Chance

UK Vertical Agreements

16 June 2023

Alex Nourry, Consultant, and Dan Harrison, Knowledge Director, consider the application of the Chapter I and II prohibitions of the Competition Act 1998 to vertical agreements.

A vertical agreement is one that is entered into between two or more businesses that operate at different levels of the economy, such as agreements between a supplier and a dealer or between a supplier and a customer. Examples of vertical agreements include agreements relating to exclusive distribution, selective distribution, franchising, exclusive purchasing, agency and resale price maintenance.

This note was originally published on Practical Law and is reproduced with the permission of the publishers.

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