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Ashurst

Competition Law: Litigation

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Competition Law: Litigation - UK

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst often assists clients with obtaining clearance from the CMA for mergers at both phase I and II, as well as advising on issues under the National Security and Investment Act. The law firm also advises on behavioural investigations and market inquiries carried out by UK authorities. The team offers further experience in follow-on damages litigation as well as handling high-profile CAT and CJEU appeals against fines. Team members also act for clients on state aid matters under the UK's subsidy control regime.

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Work Highlights

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  • Ashurst advised 2Agriculture in both Phase I and Phase II of a CMA investigation into an acquisition by ForFarmers of two animal feed mills owned by the client.

Strengths

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  • Ashurst has significant experience of handling extremely large scale competition litigation. Its cases are as complex and sophisticated as they come and the Ashurst team handles them with ease.

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  • The team is very engaged in the process and was quick to pick up on matters applicable to our specific industry sectors. The lawyers are very thorough whilst still commercially focused.

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  • Ashurst's capacity and expertise really stood out; it was quite reassuring from our perspective.

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  • The team is exceptionally committed and hard-working.

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  • Ashurst has an outstanding team with the depth of experience to handle the trickiest issues, and with good judgement too.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Nigel Parr
    Nigel Parr

    Nigel Parr

    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 II 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 Global competition practice.

    • Nigel Parr is knowledgeable, practical, and has a global perspective.

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    • He is outstanding and is probably the most experienced competition lawyer in the UK. He has a great manner and sophistication with the regulators while being an easy person to deal with as a client.

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    • I liked working with Nigel Parr; he is the best. He is an excellent and first-class individual.

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    • Nigel Parr is extremely intelligent, extremely calm and is very good at explaining very complex matters in a way that I can understand them.

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    • He's an excellent UK lawyer; he knows everything about everything in UK.

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  • Anna Morfey
    Anna Morfey

    Anna Morfey

    Anna Morfey of Ashurst has experience assisting with class actions for both defendants and claimants. She is particularly active in the TMT and financial services sectors.

    • Anna Morfey inspires great confidence from clients as she is good tactician.

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    • She combines great litigation nous with huge experience of competition law. She is completely up-to-date with all of the developments in the area and a great team leader.

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    • Anna Morfey has huge experience on both sides of the fence. She knows the tactics on both sides and is brilliant at foreseeing those.

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  • Duncan Liddell
    Duncan Liddell

    Duncan Liddell

    Duncan Liddell has a strong focus on assisting clients from the financial services sector on behavioural matters, including market studies, CMA investigations and subsequent appeals.

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  • Neil Cuninghame
    Neil Cuninghame

    Neil Cuninghame

    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 has an amazing eye for detail and is immensely thorough. He delivers a great overall service.

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