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Jeremy joined Harcus Parker in February 2021, having previously worked at a leading international law firm. He is a highly experienced competition and regulatory lawyer with a practice spanning both contentious and non-contentious matters. He has represented clients before UK and EU regulatory and judicial bodies and has particular expertise in competition damages litigation, merger control, aviation regulation, and public procurement.

Legal Expertise

Jeremy has practised antitrust and competition law since 1999. He has advised on a wide range of issues, including anti-competitive agreements, abuses of dominance, market investigations, merger control, and subsidy control (including State aid). He has acted on cases before the Competition and Markets Authority, the Civil Aviation Authority, and the European Commission, and has appeared before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Justice of the EU.

He is also a recognised specialist in aviation law and regulation, on which he has published and spoken extensively. In addition, he has advised on public procurement, data protection, and EU relations law.

Notable litigation cases include the CICC competition collective actions against Mastercard and Visa in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Accreditations / Membership

Jeremy contributed to the Private Enforcement of Competition Law database (Kluwer) and was a founding editor, now consulting editor, of the EC Merger Decisions Digest and Market Definitions Locator (Kluwer). He is also the author of the UK Aviation Chapter of Butterworths Competition Law (LexisNexis) and a contributor to the Journal of European Competition Law and Practice (OUP).

Jeremy is the Treasurer of the Competition Law Association, the UK branch of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC).

Industry Recognition

Jeremy has been recognised as a leading practitioner in competition law by Chambers and Partners UK, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal, which names him a “future leader” in the field.

Clients describe him as “incredibly talented and able to take the nuances of competition law and make them easily digestible, helping businesses move forward commercially” (Chambers).

Legal 500 notes: “Jeremy Robinson and Thomas Ross have unparalleled knowledge and experience in group litigation,” and praises his ability to “make even the most anti-legal person in the business interested in competition law… always on hand with commercial advice on complex matters.”

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