David practices in the field of competition and associated regulatory law before the High Court and Competition Appeals Tribunal.
He is currently acting for a defendant OEM in a number of follow-on damages claims relating to the EU Commission’s Trucks decision before the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
David has provided advice to a range of clients on their rights and responsibilities under Competition Law including:
- Advice on compliance with Article 101 TFEU
- Advice on bringing actions for abuse of dominance
- Advice on the duties of public bodies under Article 106 TFEU
During pupillage, David also assisted in advising leading telecoms and electricity providers on bringing challenges against industry regulators. He also assisted in follow-on damages actions on both the claimant and defendant sides.
David also updated the chapter on Competition Rules and Acts of Member States for the forthcoming 8th edition of Bellamy and Child (to be published in December 2018).
Cases
David’s experience of telecoms regulation litigation includes:
- British Telecommunications v Office of Communications (BCMR) [2017] CAT 25 – acted for BT in a successful challenge to Ofcom’s determination of Market Definition in the Business Connectivity market.
- R. (on the application of British Telecommunications Plc) v Office of Communications [2017] EWHC 3376 (Admin) – acted for BT in challenge to regulation of auction of 2.3 and 3.4 GHz mobile spectrum.