With ‘fantastic strength in depth and large number of extremely impressive barristers’, Monckton Chambers leads on competition law matters spanning from fast-track competition and damages claims to mergers, appeals and judicial reviews. ’At the top of the field in competition litigation’, Jon Turner KC led on behalf of the CMA in the Court of Appeal in an appeal following that with major ramifications concerning the extent of the powers of the CAT in CMA v Allergan and others, and ‘strategic mastermind of the highest order’ Daniel Beard KC acted for Intel in Intel vs. European Commission, obtaining a success with the CJEU rejecting an appeal of the annulment of an alleged abuse of dominance fine valued over £1bn. ’A great tactician with a clear sense of strategy’, Ronit Kreisberger KC is instructed in two separate major collective proceedings concerning abuse of dominance claims against Google and Apple, and Meredith Pickford KC led on behalf of Amazon in Riefa v Amazon & Apple, becoming the first British barrister to cross-examine a proposed class representative at a hearing requesting a collective proceedings order. ‘First rate’, Philip Moser KC is advising on follow-on damages litigation for 135 claimants in the second wave of the Trucks cartel cases, expected to go to trial in 2025.
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Meredith is a leading silk for competition and economic regulatory matters.
As an advocate, Meredith appears in damages actions, claims for injunctions and challenges to regulatory decisions. He has considerable experience of cases which raise further issues such as conflict of laws and interaction with intellectual property law. In addition to involvement in cases across all main industry sectors he has particular experience in the technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”) sphere.
He also sits as an arbitrator in international commercial disputes.
Meredith has acted for: (in TMT) Google, Apple, Samsung, Sky, BT, EE, Vodafone, Three, TalkTalk, Philips, Verizon, Alcatel-Lucent, Premier League, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and (IP specialists) Sisvel and IPCom; (in power and water) National Grid, EdF, ScottishPower, Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water), Scottish Water; (in transport) Virgin Atlantic, easyJet, Korean Air Lines, P&O, Stena, DFDS and Tubelines; (in manufacturing, including pharmaceuticals) DAF Trucks, Dow Chemical, TEVA and Vertex Pharmaceuticals; (in financial services) a leading international investment bank and comparethemarket; (in retail) Dixons Carphone Warehouse, Asda, Argos, Morrisons; (in hotels) Intercontinental Hotels.
Career
Worked as a corporate strategy consultant and city economist before training for the Bar. Called 1999. KC 2015.
Education
Cambridge University 1991-94, Economics (1st Class hons). City University 1997-98, Diploma in Law.
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