Tom Bainbridge advises on antitrust and competition law, representing global corporations across all sectors on matters concerning merger control, cartels and misuse of market power. He has particular expertise in financial services and payments, having represented investment banks in a series of cartel investigations that followed the global financial crisis, and advising them subsequently on regulatory developments and compliance risks. His expertise further extends to digital markets, having represented a number of technology firms in the recent wave of abuse of dominance investigations, market investigations and regulatory reform in the EU, the UK and Australia. He also represents clients in major M&A deals, advising them on merger control matters, and representing them before competition authorities. Prior to joining Corrs, Tom was Special Counsel at a leading US law firm in London and Brussels.
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On 2 March 2011, the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) made a ’fast-track’ reference to the Competition Commission (CC) of the travel agency joint venture proposed by Thomas Cook, Co-operative Group, and Midlands Co-operative Society. This is the first time the OFT has used this procedure (...)
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On 12 November 2010, the Court of Appeal for England and Wales ruled that the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) does not have discretion to extend the time period within which follow-on actions for damages may be commenced. The Court of Appeal’s judgment provides important clarification of (...)
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On 10 August 2010, the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred Zipcar‘s already-completed acquisition of Zipcar to the UK Competition Commission (CC) for an in-depth investigation. Zipcar and Zipcar now must suspend further integration of their businesses, pending the outcome of the CC’s (...)
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On 6 October 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its judgment in the long-running wrangle regarding the legality of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) dual pricing arrangements with Spanish pharmaceutical wholesalers. As a result of the judgment, the European Commission (Commission) will (...)
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The global financial crisis has seen competition authorities come under pressure to relax their interpretation of competition laws in order to help companies weather the current financial storm. In general, competition authorities have been reluctant to do so, on the basis that in such (...)
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On 30 June 2009, the UK antitrust authority, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), published its ‘Jurisdictional and procedural guidance’ for mergers (Guidance). This consolidates, updates, and expands on previous OFT guidance and practice and is therefore essential reading for those involved in a (...)
