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Crefovi’s next live webinar will begin on Wednesday 1 April 2026 at 15:00 (UK time) and will provide our law firm’s press release in full, relating to competition law complaints filed against the Paris bar before the European Commission and the French Competition authority.

Have you secured your free place for our upcoming webinar on competition law and regulation of the legal profession?

Join Annabelle Gauberti on Wednesday 1 April 2026, at 15:00 (UK time) as she analyses the key competition-law issues arising from the conduct of the Paris bar and associated actors, including allegations of market foreclosure, abuse of dominance and exclusionary practices. In this webinar, our expert speaker will discuss:

1. The complaints filed before the European Commission and the French Competition Authority Scope, legal basis and procedural posture

2. The Paris bar as an association of undertakings Market-participant structure and competition-law qualification

3. Anticompetitive practices Disciplinary, regulatory, administrative and accounting powers as tools of market control

4. Exclusionary abuse of dominant position Structural power over access, practice conditions and professional reputation

5. Market foreclosure and discriminatory criteria Lack of objectivity, transparency, proportionality and non-discrimination

6. Raising rivals’ costs and interference with practice Impact on independent and atypical practitioners

7. Cross-border implications (EU and UK legal services) Effects on international practice and innovation in legal services

8. Supporting precedent: Decision 22-D-01 (Paris huissiers de justice) Lessons from prior enforcement by the French Competition authority

9. Strategic and regulatory implications What this means for lawyers, law firms and professional bodies

10. Statement from Annabelle Gauberti Framing the issue as a broader competition-law question, beyond disciplinary disputes

Don’t miss this opportunity to get up to speed on regulatory law for law firms in 2026. Register now to secure your place!

Check the written version of our thought leadership content on https://crefovi.com/articles/crefovi-files-competition-law-complaints-against-the-paris-bar/ and https://crefovi.fr/articles/crefovi-depose-des-plaintes-en-droit-de-la-concurrence-contre-le-barreau-de-paris/.