EU and Competition
Competition and European Law expertise is an integral part of the specialist practices of individuals in Blackstone Chambers. The range of specialist knowledge to be found among the many barristers at Blackstone Chambers who practice in competition and EU law includes US antitrust, mergers, jurisdiction issues, free movement, the control of misleading advertising, judicial review and parallel importation.
Members of Blackstone Chambers regularly act on behalf of UK and multinational corporations and for the UK Government, the governments of other EU Member States and Candidate States, European Institutions, and a full range of regulators across a wide spectrum of industries, as well as for other public bodies.
Specific practice areas include: Broadcasting/Media; Brussels Regulation; Competition; Constitutional; Customs; Employment including discrimination and equal pay; Energy; Financial Services; Free Movement of Goods; Services and People; EC Human Rights; Immigration; Intellectual Property; Motor Vehicles; Pesticides; Pharmaceuticals; Public Procurement; Social Security; Sport; State aids; State Liability Claims; Telecommunications; Trade; Utilities; and VAT.
Recent cases
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InterMune UK Ltd and others v European Medicines Agency
Case T-73/13
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Everything Everywhere Ltd v Competition Commission, Office of Communications, Hutchison 3G (UK) Ltd, British Telecommunications plc
[2013] EWCA Civ 154
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Melloni Case
C-399/11 [2013] ECR I-0000, ECJ
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Eweida & Others v UK
48420/10 36516/10 51671/10 59842/10 - HEJUD [2013] ECHR 37 (15 January 2013)
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Bord na Mona v BPI and others
[2012] EWHC 3346 (Comm)
News & Events
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Blackstone Chambers wins three awards
News | 26 Oct 12
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Two New Members of Chambers
News | 04 Oct 12
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Competition Blog Launched
News | 13 Sep 12
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Three New Silks
News | 29 Feb 12
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Chambers of the Year 2011
News | 22 Jun 11
