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Competition Law
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  • What the Directories Say

Chambers UK, 2010  - "Others at the set to impress include Anneli Howard, who "has a fantastic way about her." This former solicitor "knows what buttons to press," having been an associate in EU/competition litigation at Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer before building a strong competition practice at the Bar. She is seen as crucial to the future of chambers."

"Anneli Howard, "a brilliantly strategic thinker who is incredibly prompt," wins support for her "hands-on, collaborative approach" and "clear understanding of the pressures faced in-house by operators." In addition to both Nokia and BT, she also acted for Ofcom before the CAT in a case concerning the legality of telecoms devices called GSM gateways." - Chambers UK, 2010

Under Competition and EU law Chambers UK, 2009 states that "The "responsive, hard-working and practical" Anneli Howard is popular with clients, who say she “listens to what you want to achieve and goes about it in an incredibly time-responsive manner.” Her expertise covers EC and UK competition law, telecoms and human rights issues."

On Telecommunications: "Anneli Howard also had a key role in the Floe case, and has been advising Ofcom in the Court of Appeal. She has also represented BT in the Orange v Ofcom jurisdiction appeal, and acted for the same client in the termination rates dispute. Commentators note that “her work output is phenomenal and her intellectual ability first-rate.”"

"On the EU front ... Anneli Howard, who is ' very good for cartel cases', appeared in the leading enforceability of patents case, Qualcomm v Nokia." - The Legal 500, 2008

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Anneli Howard

MA (Oxon) 1994 - First class; BCL (Oxon) 1995
Call date: 2002 (Solicitor) 1999

Summary

Professional Background

  • Tenant at Monckton Chambers since 2003
  • Référendaire at the European Court of Justice 2000 - 2003
  • Solicitor with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 1996-2000
  • Member of the Attorney General's 'B' Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
  • Registered under the Bar Council Public Access Scheme
  • Fluent in French and Italian, some Spanish and German

Background

Anneli's previous experience as an associate in EU/Competition Litigation at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Référendaire to Judge David Edward at the European Court of Justice stands her in good stead for crossing the public/private divide in all areas of EU law. She has well-honed commercial and strategic “nouse”, critical legal thinking in complex regulatory matters and an acute awareness of the likely public interest “take”.  Importantly she understands what clients want and delivers promptly as part of a team.

Major cases

Domestic cases

  • R v George and others: Acting for the OFT in the criminal prosecution of executives in the air freight sector.
  • UV v Nominet (2009): Action against the UK domain registry for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive refusal to register.
  • PLUS Markets v London Stock Exchange (2009): Acting for the London Stock Exchange in a challenge to the AIM trade reporting rules under dominance and free movement.
  • Diageo v Intercontinental Brands (2009): successfully resisting competition law defence in a passing  off and intellectual property law claim
  • BT v Ofcom (2008): Acting for BT in its appeal against Ofcom's determination into disputes regarding mobile call termination rates.
  • Orange v Ofcom (2008): Acting for BT in its intervention in the appeal brought by Orange v Ofcom.
  • Floe v Ofcom (2006-8): Successfully defended Ofcom's non-infringement decision on Article 82 /Chapter II in the telecoms sector and subsequent appeal to the Court of Appeal.
  • Visa (2005-6): Acting for Visa Europe in the OFT and EC Commission investigations and sector inquiry into credit card interchange fees.
  • Allsports, JJB, MU and Umbro v OFT (2004-2006): Successfully defended the OFT in the Replica Football Kit price fixing appeals before the CAT and the CA.

EC cases

  • Visa v Commission: Acting for Visa in the appeal against the Commission's Article 81 infringement decision regarding the non-admission of Morgan Stanley
  • Acting for Visa Europe in the EC Commission sector inquiry into retail banking and payment cards
  • Acting for Visa Europe in the investigation into cross-border interchange fees in consumer and commercial credit cards COMP/34.579; 36.518  and 38.580
  • Betfair C-203/08: Advising Betfair on the terms of reference from the Dutch Council of State
  • Kanal 5 Limited C-52/07 - Acting for the UK Government in Swedish reference concerning the application of Article 82 EC in the TV broadcasting sector
  • Glaxosmithkline C-462/06 - Acting for UK Government in reference under the Brussels I Regulation in employment matters
  • Nynas Petroleum a.o. v Commission T-347/06: Challenging the Commission's infringement decision and penalty in the Dutch Bitumen Cartel.