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Jennifer Skilbeck
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Position
Barrister specialising in UK and European competition law including regulatory work; a major practitioner in public procurement. Has appeared in a substantial proportion of the English cases concerning public procurement and has appeared before CAT and OFT and represents clients in all matters related to Articles Bland 82 EU, the Competition Act 1998, and merger regulation. Major cases include: Competition; Devenish v Sanofi Ch.D 19 October 2007; Brannigan v OFT; Association of Convenience Stores and Friends of the Earth v OFT [2005] CAT 36; JJ Burgess in JJ Burgess v OFT ([2005] CAT 25); PCCW v OFTA (Hong Kong); Freeserve v Oftel (CAT [2002] CAT 9): predatory pricing and price squeezing; PCCW v OFTA (Hong Kong): the problems faced by an incumbent operator in meeting price cutting by competitors; Freeserve v Oftel CAT [2002] CAT 9: cross-subsidy, predatory pricing and margin squeeze in broadband. Procurement: Rapiscan Systems LTD v HMRC 25 July 2006 (QBD): injunction; BFS Group Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence [2006] EWHC 1513 (Ch): injunction; Cowley v Network Rail; Endoscopy UK v Southampton & South Hants Hospital; Express Medicals v Network Rail; The Mayor of London & Transport for London v LRT, LUL, Secretary of State for Transport, Tube Lines & Metronet (2003); R v Treasury ex p University of Cambridge (Case C-380/98 [2000] ECR 1-8035); KeyMed v Forest Healthcare Trust (1997): limitation period; failure to advertise; agency.
Career
Called 1991, Lincoln’s Inn; member Monckton Chambers, since 1993; “Cartel damages: the Court of Appeal rejects a gain-based remedy” ECLR 3/2009: Publications include; Cartel damages: the Court of Appeal rejects a gain-based remedy [2009] ECLR 105, Bellamy & Child, “The Common Market Law of Competition” (supp to 4th ed., Article 81: vertical agreements); Bellamy & Child, “European Community Law of Competition” (5th ed., Article 82); “Cartels Publications: where is the case for criminal sanctions” (World Economics, vol 4 no.2, 2003; “Competition Act 1998”, Solicitors Journal, 21 January 2000; “Buying Power”, Solicitors Journal, 16 August 2002; “Just when is a public body an “undertaking” Fenin and Betttercare compared”, Public Procurement Law Review, 2003 NA75.
Member
Bar European Group; Competition Law Association; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Education
London School of Economics (1969 BSc Econ; 1971 MSc Econ); City University (1990 Dip Law).
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; EU and competition; Healthcare
