Ranulf is an associate with Cleary Gottlieb, based in London, his practice covers all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including merger control, anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and private damages litigation. His experience covers several industries, including the utilities, healthcare, chemicals, and technology sectors. Ranulf joined the firm in 2020.
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On 25 May 2023, the UK High Court (High Court) ordered that an individual disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) may continue as the director of Cantillon, a construction company fined £1.92 million for its involvement in a bid-rigging cartel. The High Court’s Order—which (...)
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CMA Consults on Environmental Sustainability Agreement Guidelines* On February 28, 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) demonstrated its thought leadership in the integration of sustainability and competition policy by publishing draft guidance (“Draft UK Guidelines”) on (...)
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The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has granted a claim for damages by Achilles Information Limited (“Achilles”) against Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (“Network Rail”). The Judgment is the CAT’s first damages award arising from a standalone claim since 2016, and follows the CAT’s (...)
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On June 24, 2021, after almost 10 years of proceedings, the FCA held that Kärcher’s recommended resale prices practices did not amount to resale price maintenance. In particular, while Kärcher sales persons regularly visited points of sale to discuss elements of sales policy, such as the (...)
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On 16 February 2021, John Penrose MP published an independent report on improving competition and consumer protection in the UK (the Report). It finds that the UK’s competition and consumer regime “has a good reputation, but not a great one”; progress on “cutting the costs of red tape” has (...)
