Sir Christopher is a Queen’s Counsel. In 2020, he returns to Monckton Chambers. He was Chairman of the Linklaters global competition group. He is considered to be one of the most influential competition lawyers in Europe and specializes in high-level strategic advice involving competition, regulatory or EU issues. For many years a practicing barrister, when he regularly acted for the UK Government, he was a judge of what is now the EU General Court from 1992 to 1999 and President of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal from 2000 to 2007. He brings to the practice a unique strategic perspective and tremendous experience. He holds a GCR Lifetime Achievement Award.
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This article has been nominated for the 2013 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Introduction A year ago a foreword to e-Competitions by Ian Forrester QC addressed the issue of judicial review in competition cases at EU and national level. (...)
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On 27 June 2011, the OFT published guidance on how it will assess the extent of an individual director’s responsibility for infringements of competition law. Where a company has breached competition law, the OFT can apply to court seeking a competition disqualification order (“CDO”) against an (...)
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On 27 June 2011, the OFT published guidance on how it will assess the extent of an individual director’s responsibility for infringements of competition law. Where a company has breached competition law, the OFT can apply to court seeking a competition disqualification order (“CDO”) against an (...)
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Background In February 2003, the Commission, with the assistance of the UK’s Office of Fair Trading, conducted a dawn raid at the UK premises of Akzo Nobel and Akcros Chemicals on suspicion of possible anti-competitive practices. During the raid, a dispute arose between the investigation team (...)
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On 6 October, the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) issued another “score draw” judgment in the long-running battle of R&D-based pharmaceutical companies to limit parallel trade in medicines across the EU. While the ECJ required the European Commission to conduct an in-depth examination of (...)
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The European Commission presented its Preliminary Report into the pharmaceutical sector (which runs to 426 pages) at a public hearing on 28 November. The deadline for comments on the Report is 31 January 2009. Click here for a copy of the Report, the Commission’s press release and the opening (...)
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In a judgment handed down on 29 September, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), dismissed an appeal brought by British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Sky) against a decision of the Competition Commission (CC). The CAT upheld part of an appeal against the same decision brought by Virgin Media (...)
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On 30 June 2008, the European Commission introduced a new settlement procedure for cartel cases. Under the new procedure, the parties in a cartel investigation may acknowledge their breach of European antitrust law and waive certain procedural rights in exchange for a 10% reduction of the fine. (...)
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On 26 October 2007, the European Commission initiated a public consultation on a new settlement procedure in cartel cases. The procedure outlined in the Commission’s proposal is aimed at making the Commission’s investigations more efficient. Public comments are due by 21 December 2007 and the (...)
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The OFT have published (on 18 April 2007) a Discussion Paper entitled "Private actions in competition law : effective redress for consumers and business", launching an informal consultation process on how to encourage private actions by consumers and businesses for breaches of competition law. (...)
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Interview réalisée par Sir Christopher Bellamy, Linklaters, London. Institutional For the benefit of the readers of Concurrences could you outline the main features of the UK competition regime, and the effect of the recent reforms ? The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act (ERRA) passed by (...)
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An international survey among lawyers and professors was launched under the aegis of Concurrences in order to compare the antitrust fine quantification. Two fine-setting methodologies compete across the selected jurisdictions depending on the implementation of the concept of a basic fine. On (...)
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Two-sided markets : A new challenge for competition policy and regulation ? Michael L. KATZ, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley 1. In preparing my presentation, I almost simply adopted the title of the session - Two-Sided Markets : A Challenge for Competition Policy (...)
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Ce panorama sur les aides d’Etat a été établi à partir des propos échangés lors du colloque. Compte tenu de la brièveté du temps de parole alloué dans un colloque, certains orateurs ont jugé indispensable de préciser ou d’enrichir leur intervention pour poursuivre la réflexion. Les opinions exprimées sont (...)
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Le 5 juin 2007, le Global Competition Law Center organisait en coopération avec la Commission européenne un colloque dédié aux 50 ans de politique communautaire de concurrence à l’occasion de l’anniversaire du Traité de Rome. Cette manifestation, symboliquement hébergée au Berlaymont, a réuni quelques (...)
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Interview of Sir Christopher BELLAMY, President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal, London, United Kingdom Questions 1. You have been the President of the Competition Appeal Tribunal since 2003. This is a recent jurisdiction in the British jurisdictional order : what was the need for creating (...)
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Douglas H. Ginsburg Liber Amicorum : An Antitrust Professor on the Bench Vol. II
In this second volume of the Douglas H. Ginsburg Liber Amicorum, the reader will find a series of essays no less brilliant than those in the first. Emphasis is, rightly, placed on Judge (...)
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