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Prof Takis Tridimas
Position
Barrister specialising in European Union law, European Convention of Human Rights, judicial review, competition law, banking law, financial services and commercial law. Cases: Case T- 680/13 Chrysostomides & Co. LLC and Others v the Council, the Euro Group, the Commission, the European Central Bank, and the European Union; Case T-786/14 Bourdouvali and Others v the Council, the Euro Group, the Commission, the European Central Bank, and the European Union; Case C-220/13 P Nikolaou v Court of Auditors, judgment of 10 July 2014; FA (Iraq) v SSHD [2011] UKSC 22 (asylum, remedies for EU rights); Al-Jedda v United Kingdom (application no. 27021/08, ECtHR, 2011, rights to security); Youssef v SSFCA (QBD 2011, UNSC sanctions, EU fundamental rights); Nicolaou v Court of Auditors (case T-241/09, General Court of the EU, 2011, non-contractual liability of the EU); Petridou-Katakalidou v Greece (application no 3463/09, ECtHR, 2010, articles 6, 7 ECHR) Mamidakis v Greece (application no 35533/04, 2007, right to property and right to an effective remedy); Cadbury Schweppes – Pzifer (2003, Merger clearance from the Greek Competition Authority); Case C-244/95 Moskof v EOK [1997] ECR I-6441 (ECJ, judicial review). Also practicing as a Greek advocate specialising banking, stock exchange law, commercial, company, tax law and judicial review.
Career
Qualified 2000, Middle Temple; advocate, Bar of Athens (1987); Professor of European law, King’s College London; Professor and Nancy A. Patterson Distinguished Scholar, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University; Professor College of Europe, Bruges; formerly: Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking Law Queen Mary College, University of London (2004-2013); Référendaire, European Court of Justice (1992-95). Publications: ‘The General Principles of EC Law’ (2nd ed, Oxford 2006); Tridimas and Nebbia (Eds): ‘EU Law for the 21st century: Rethinking the New Legal Order’ (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2004); Beatson & Tridimas eds New Directions in European Public Law) (Hart 1998); Ellis & Tridimas ‘Public Law of the European Community’ (Sweet & Maxwell 1995).
Languages
French, Greek.
Education
University of Athens (1984 LLB); University of Cambridge (1985 LLM); University of Cambridge (1991 PhD).
Leisure
Opera, baroque music, poetry.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Takis Tridimas – Matrix Chambers ‘An outstanding lawyer, with deep and specialised knowledge of European Union law. He has impressive advocacy skills and demonstrates acute strategic planning.’
Matrix Chambers‘ members are widely recognised for advising on a broad range of EU law matters, and appear before all court levels up to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Members of the set are appearing on both sides of Jersey Choice v Her Majesty’s Treasury and HMRC, a longrunning damages action concerning the removal of a VAT relief on the basis it was discriminatory under EU law; the case is due to be heard before the Supreme Court in late 2023. David Wolfe KC is ‘superb on his feet‘ and has an excellent track record in handling a wide spectrum of complex EU-related matters. Takis Tridimas is ‘an exceptional advocate‘ who ‘knows EU law inside-out‘.