Christopher Eberhardt is a partner in the antitrust, regulatory and trade practice
Christopher specialises in EU and UK competition and UK consumer law. He is admitted to practice in both England & Wales and Ireland.
Christopher advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including transaction clearances, cartels, abuse of dominance, market investigations and competition litigation. He has extensive experience advising clients in a wide range of sectors before the UK Competition and Markets Authority, sectoral regulators in the UK (including Ofcom and the FCA), and the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, as well as before the European Commission and European Courts.
Christopher regularly manages merger control and FDI or UK national security clearances for high value, complex and multi-jurisdictional mergers. His behavioural practice covers contentious and non-contentious matters, regularly advising a wide range of clients on competition and market investigations, and competition compliance.
Christopher also practices UK consumer protection law and has experience advising clients on consumer law compliance and enforcement. He is co-editor of the ICLG Consumer Protection Guide.
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Government consults on reforming UK competition regime
22 Jan 2026
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Mergers 2026 – One year on from the CMA's pivot to the Government's growth agenda
15 Jan 2026
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CMA publishes revised guidance on merger remedies
08 Jan 2026
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Liftoff for the CMA's direct consumer enforcement powers
20 Nov 2025
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CMA publishes updated guidance on UK merger procedure
11 Nov 2025
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Sector Transition Plans guidance supports sector benchmarking, coordination and accountability
28 Oct 2025
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CMA opens the door to behavioural remedies in merger cases
20 Oct 2025
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The high price of luxury fashion: €157 million fines for RPM
17 Oct 2025
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Key takeaways from the fourth UK NSIA annual report
19 Sep 2025
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High Court rejects second judicial review challenge of NSIA final order
12 Aug 2025
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Proposed updates to the UK National Security and Investment Act Regulations
24 Jul 2025
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CMA delivers first remedies decision under new Phase 2 process
17 Jul 2025
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News Ashurst advises Arcus Infrastructure Partners on agreement to acquire WCCTV Group Limited
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News Ashurst advises CERTANIA on acquisition of BB7 Group
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News Ashurst advises Pango Group on merger with Total Security
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News Ashurst advises Volac and its owners on sale of Volac Whey Nutrition to Arla Foods
23 Apr 2024
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