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Christopher Brown
Position
Specialist areas of practice include UK and EU competition law, EU law, sports law, public procurement law and human rights law. Recent and current cases include competition damages liitgation (including Interchange, Trucks and USD LIBOR); advising competition authorities on enforcement and regulatory matters (including ORR on its Freightliner case and the CMA on a regulatory appeal); defending the air cargo cartel decision (Singapore Airlines v Commission); and Shindler & McLennan v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (CA; disenfranchisement of long-term ex pats from EU Referendum)..
Career
Called 2002; Middle Temple; pupillage, Brick Court Chambers 2002-03; Referendaire, Competition Appeal Tribunal 2004-07; barrister, Farrer & Co LLP 2007-09; joined Matrix Chambers 2009. Visiting lecturer, Queen Mary University of London (2008-2013); Visiting Fellow, King’s College London (2013 to date). Advisory Board member, Competition Law Journal. Publications of note include Kellaway, Thompson and Brown (eds) ‘UK Competition Law: the New Framework’ (OUP, 2015), Gray et al ‘EU Competition Law: Procedure and Remedies’ (Richmond Press, 2006) (co-author), ‘Bellamy and Child’s European Union Law of Competition’ (8th ed OUP 2018) (contributor), and ‘Blackstone’s Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998 (6th ed OUP 2011) (co-author).
Languages
French (fluent); Spanish (very proficient) and German (very proficient).
Memberships
Bar European Group; Competition Law Association; United Kingdom Association for European Law; A4ID.
Education
King’s College London (LLB, 1st class); College of Europe (LLM; mention tres bien).
Leisure
Theatre, opera, cinema, hiking, cricket.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Brown –Matrix Chambers ‘Prompt and responsive, Kit is always proactive in providing advice to his clients.’
Drawing upon strong expertise in related areas of law such as EU, public, criminal and commercial litigation, Matrix Chambers is well placed to handle complex and high profile competition matters concerning state aid, public procurement, utilities regulation and commercial judicial review. Rhodri Thompson KC and Nicholas Gibson have continued to act for UK Trucks Claim Ltd in UK Trucks Claim v Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V and others, representing the proposed class representative in a collective damages action before the CAT under section 47B of the Competition Act. In R (SSE Generation Ltd) v CMA, the first time a decision of the CMA in its appellate capacity was subjected to judicial review, Christopher Brown achieved a favourable result for the regulator in a three-day hearing before the Court of Appeal.