Professional background
I have experience in acting for clients on a range of competition law matters, including CMA and Ofcom investigations, anti-trust compliance, vertical agreements, merger control and subsidy control. On contentious competition and regulatory matters I have represented clients in litigation before the CAT, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Prior to a career in law, I spent six years working in public sector consulting and public policy.
Authored pieces
Competition
Insight
"Lunch and Learn": Concerted practices in competition law clarified in Phones 4U case
23.09.2025
The consequences of a lunch time conversation between two senior executives nearly 13 years ago form a large part of a recent Court of Appeal ruling dismissing an appeal brought by the administrators of Phones 4U (P4U).
Public & Regulatory
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Don't "discount" the details in public procurement: lessons learned from Optima Health v DWP
21.05.2024
The recent case of Working on Wellbeing Ltd trading as Optima Health v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions [2024] EWHC 766 (TCC) provides (yet another!) salutary reminder for bidders in public procurement of the importance of precise compliance with the requirements of a tender and encouragement for authorities to avoid ambiguous language in their procurement documents.
Lawyers I've worked with
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John Cassels Partner, Co-head of Competition and RegulatoryCompetition LitigationEU RegulatoryFood and BeverageRegulatory Investigations
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Nick Pimlott Partner, Competition, Regulatory and TradeCommunicationsCompetitionPublic Procurement
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Jessica Gardner Partner, Competition and RegulatoryCompetition, Regulation and Distribution LawEnvironment LawyersFood and Beverage
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Miguel Vaz Partner, Co-Head European Financial Services GroupCompetitionComplianceFinancial ServicesInvestigations
