EU & Competition Law
Julian Maitland-Walker’s long established reputation as an EU and competition law specialist has led to us becoming the leading niche UK specialist practice in the field.
Maitland Walker’s areas of expertise include the following:
Competition/anti-trust litigation
Maitland Walker is one of the leading law firms in competition litigation, acting for both claimants and defendants, both in the English and European Courts. We brought the first follow-on damages claim and the first successful application for interim measures in the UK.
Read moreCompetition investigations
Maitland Walker has unrivalled experience in pursuing and defending complaints and other investigations before the European Commission, the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Commission (now the Competition and Markets Authority) and the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
Compliance
Maitland Walker regularly undertakes competition law compliance audits for clients, setting up compliance and training programmes.
We also advise on leniency applications and the obtaining of immunity across jurisdictions.
Trade law
Maitland Walker has acted in many of the leading UK cases involving the free movement of goods and freedom of establishment, both at a regulatory level and in the Courts.
We’ve also acted in major WIPO and anti-dumping cases involving many industrial sections sectors, ranging from consumer goods to pharmaceuticals.
Regulatory
Maitland Walker has considerable experience in dealing with regulatory authorities, including the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency on all aspects of the licensing of pharmaceutical and medical appliances.
State aids and public procurement
Maitland Walker is one of the leading advisers to public and private bodies on issues of state aids and public procurement. Clients include local authorities, universities and research institutes.
For further information please contact Julian Maitland-Walker.
