Simon Holmes
University of Oxford, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (London)
Judge, Visiting Professor
Simon Holmes is a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford, and a Judge on the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He has advised businesses on competition law for some 35 years. He was latterly head of competition law at SJ Berwin and then King & Wood Mallesons – first in the UK and Europe and then on a global basis. He is an adviser to the NGO ClientEarth; a strategic adviser to SustainablePublicAffairs in Brussels; a member of the Competition Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); a member of the international advisory board of the LDC (Insituto de derecho de la competencia); and an associate member of the UCL Centre for Law, Economics, and Society (CLES). He writes and speaks regularly on competition and regulatory issues and has a particular interest in the relationship between climate change, sustainability and competition law. He is a co- editor with Martijn Snoep and Dirk Middelschulte of a new book published by Concurrences: "Competion Law, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability"
Linked authors
William Allan
University of Cambridge
Rachel Brandenburger
University of Oxford
Michael Cutting
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (London)
Ariel Ezrachi
University of Oxford - Centre for Competition Law and Policy
Peter Freeman
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (London)
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Articles
2542 Bulletin
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As I write this the world is gathering in Glasgow, UK, for the most important international conference in recent years — COP 26. This comes at the end of a year in which 100s have died from floods in counties as far apart as Belgium and China, and others from Greece and Turkey to the west coast of North America have suffered record (and lethal) heat and wildfires. Neither this bulletin, nor this foreword, is about climate change as such but, before we dive into our technical competition law (or economics) bubble, it’s important to remind ourselves of the context in which we are looking at sustainability and competition policy – and retain some perspective. This is not just another interesting and technical aspect of competition law but something which has a bearing on the most important issue facing humanity — the existential threat that climate change poses.
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Decisions of the Commission are reviewable for their legality under Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”). It is not necessary to set out the full range of decisions that are capable of challenge under Article 263 TFEU, but they include (purely by way of example) decisions concerning infringements of Article 101 TFEU (anti-competitive agreements) and 102 TFEU (abuse of dominance) and decisions regarding mergers. One of the more important bases for the challenge of Commission decisions is the failure to respect the “rights of the defence”.This foreword seeks to explore the recent EU case-law in this area. It does so in a comparative law fashion, comparing the EU approach with the (in formal terms different, but in substantive terms, similar) approach in the UK.
2855 Review
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Contents: Does welfare include the green factor? Integration of sustainability into competition law , Gönenç Gürkaynak, Founding Partner, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law, Istanbul, Member of Faculty, Bilkent University Faculty of Law, and Bilgi University Faculty of Law Competition policy (...)
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There is no reference anywhere in the EU treaties to ’Consumer Welfare’. This forward argues that the correct starting point for analysing any question under European competition law is not consumer welfare but the constitutional provisions of the Eu treaties. These not only allow, but require, (...)
Books
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290€00
Competition Case Law Digest 5th Edition - A Synthesis of US, EU and National Leading Cases
This 5th edition of the Competition Law Digest provides readers with a synthesis of leading antitrust cases from 1990 to 2021, from the EU & Member States, the US, and other relevant (...)
Date
30 March 2022
Price
290€00
Price
230€00
Competition Law, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability
The consensus is clear - climate change is the defining challenge of our time. Meeting this challenge requires a collaborative and inclusive response from all segments of society - including (...)
Date
26 March 2021
Price
230€00
Price
290€00
2020 Competition Case Law Digest - A Synthesis of EU, US and National Leading Cases
The Digest comprises 41 essays and is structured in two parts: Part I deals with competition rules in general (procedural rules, unilateral practices, mergers...), whereas Part II is dedicated to (...)
Date
31 January 2020
Price
290€00
Global Dictionary of Competition Law
The Global Dictionary of Competition Law is a dictionary dedicated to competition law worldwide, edited by Professors Deborah Healey (University of New South Wales), Bill Kovacic (George (...)
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