Bahrain: Contracts and Commercial Law

Licensing agreements occupy a structurally ambiguous position in merger control, sitting between asset acquisitions and ordinary commercial contracts. This client brief examines how European Commission precedent may inform the treatment of licensing agreements under the COMESA merger control regime, given the limited guidance and decisional practice from the COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission.

Contracts are a way of confirming and enforcing obligations that are expected from either party to the contract before the courts of law.

Our Associate, Hisham Almansoor explains the changes to the BCDR Law.