Competition Law

Nigel Parr is well regarded for his ability to handle the competition law aspects of corporate transactions, assisting clients with obtaining consent under the NSIA and advising them on phase I merger clearance reviews before the CMA. He also has a strong focus on representing clients in CMA and FCA market studies, as well as offering notable experience in appeals against authority decisions. He chairs the firm's competition practice.

Nigel Parr is very good to deal with.

Nigel Parr is a well-rounded and practical lawyer.

Nigel Parr has been at the top for a long time and there is no sign of that abating. He has outstanding experience which is very helpful.

Nigel Parr is a renowned source of information on the merger control side.

Anna Morfey of Ashurst has experience acting on claims in the transport, energy and technology sectors, assisting with opt-out collective claims and class actions for both defendants and claimants. Her practice also encompasses anti-competitive investigations and market studies.

I thought she was absolutely fantastic.

Anna Morfey is a good strategic partner and knows the ins and outs like the back of her hand.

She is very calm, unflappable and hard-working. She makes herself available and has done a good job for us.

Anna Morfey is fantastic; she has a great practice and is very experienced.

Euan Burrows has a wide-ranging competition law practice that includes advising clients on subsidy control matters and market inquiries. In addition, he acts for claimants in cartel follow-on damages litigation and defends clients in investigations into possible cartel involvement. He is the global head of the competition team.

Euan Burrows works hard to make sure he understands the client's perspective and business.

Euan Burrows is very knowledgeable and delivers practical and balanced advice.

He can bring strategic problems to life and show how we are going to solve them.

He is just very considerate and good at looking out for me in my role.

He makes sure the work he does is in the right context and he has an understanding of business.

Duncan Liddell has a broad competition law practice. He often acts for clients on merger clearance mandates, including phase II reviews, in addition to advising them on sector inquiries and investigations into possible anti-competitive behaviour. He has further experience assisting clients with appeals against authority decisions, including before the GCEU.

Duncan Liddell has excellent experience across mergers and cartels so he is very much an all-rounder.

Duncan Liddell is a pretty solid, good practitioner.

Neil Cuninghame often assists clients with obtaining clearance for transactions from the CMA and under the NSIA. He has further experience in subsidy control matters.

Neil Cuninghame is always responsive.

Neil Cuninghame provides very thorough and detailed assessments of all the advice he delivers. He is technically solid.