Peter Scott
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Antitrust, competition and regulatory.
Position
Peter specialises in all areas of contentious competition law work, including High Court litigation, arbitration cases and investigations by the competition authorities. Recent and current experience includes successfully defending Ranbaxy (UK) Limited (part of India’s largest pharmaceutical group) in respect of the criminal prosecution by the SFO and related civil proceedings brought in respect of alleged cartel conduct; acting for a number of leading corporates in High Court proceedings, including for easyJet (as a claimant in a contractual dispute) and for a defendant in ‘follow on’ proceedings relating to a European Commission decision; representing leading financial institutions in proceedings before the General Court in Luxembourg; and successfully representing Eversholt Rail (formerly HSBC Rail) in the market investigation by the Competition Commission into the passenger rolling stock leasing market.
Career
Peter trained with Norton Rose and spent the first six years of his career as a general commercial litigator, before joining the competition group in 2005, being made a partner in the group two years later. He is a solicitor advocate and obtained his higher rights of audience in 2002.
Member
Commercial Litigators Forum; Law Society European Group.
