Julian Gregory

MA (cantab) First class, BCL (oxon)
Call date: 2000

Summary

Julian is ranked as a leading competition law junior and has been involved in a number of high-profile competition law cases and investigations before the CC and OFT.  He represented Tesco in its successful CAT review of the CC's grocery inquiry remedies, having previously advised during the inquiry stage.  He has been involved in several s.120 challenges to OFT merger decisions before the CAT, and also in High Court actions involving adidas and the ORR - in all cases successfully.

Major cases

  • Grocery Market Inquiry (s.179 CAT review and CC market investigation, representing Tesco)
  • Coop/Tesco (CC merger inquiry, representing Tesco)
  • adidas v ITF and tennis Grand Slams (High Court)
  • GNER v ORR (High Court judicial review)
  • Cooperative Group Limited v OFT (s.120 CAT review)
  • Celesio AG v OFT (s.120 CAT review)
  • Re newspaper and magazine distribution (industry request for OFT Opinion)
  • Somerfield v CC (s.120 CAT review)
  • Legal advisor to the ITV CRR adjudicator
  • The Racecourse Association & Others v OFT (OFT Decision and CAT Appeal)
  • English Welsh and Scottish Railway Limited (ORR CA98 investigation) 
  • Store Card Credit Services Inquiry (CC market investigation)
  • Re the Orders and Rules of Racing (OFT investigation and High Court judicial review)

Member of the Attorney General's 'C' Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.