Dawn Raids in Practice: Advanced Competition Law Training

Objective

This seminar is part of ERA’s series of advanced training courses on EU competition law. It is aimed at providing a thorough and detailed overview of the conduct of dawn raids by the European Commission and national competition authorities in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the  case law of the CJEU and of the ECtHR. 

The sessions will focus on the main issues that could arise at different stages of the inspection and enhance participants’ knowledge through practical exercises.  

Key topics 

  • Essential stages of the dawn raid
  • Main issues that arise during an inspection
  • Reasonable grounds for suspicion and fishing expeditions
  • Objecting vs obstructing
  • Gathering of digital evidence
  • Handling of legally privileged documents, business secrets and other confidential information
  • The impact of the ECN+ Directive

Who should attend? 

EU officials, staff of national competition authorities, lawyers in private practice, in house counsel.

Fees in €
Standard
EU and ERA patrons
Young lawyers and other groups
Discount Voucher Code
Registration by 24 August 2026
711.00
568.80
568.80
568.80
Registration after 24 August 2026
790.00
632.00
632.00
632.00
Early registration discount
  • 10 % by 24.08.2026
Discounts available
  • EU and ERA Patrons
    Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Albania, United Kingdom, Scotland, Serbia, the German states and the City of Trier.
  • Young lawyers and other groups
    Young lawyers up to and including 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on request); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions.
  • Discount Voucher Code
    If you have a discount voucher code, please enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.
  • Simultaneous registration of a minimum of three employees from the same organisation qualifies for discounted rate.
  • Organisations wishing to nominate groups or discuss preferential conditions for regular participation are encouraged to get in touch at info@era.int.

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