Competition (antitrust and merger control)
- First Choice on competition aspects of its merger with the travel and tourism business of TUI
- New York Stock Exchange on the merger control issues of its high profile proposed $20 billion link up with Euronext
- Warner Music on the successful resolution of the Commission's enquiry into the agreement between Apple/iTunes and major record companies
- BP and British Sugar on obtaining EC merger control clearance for the establishment of a joint venture for the construction and operation of a bio-ethanol plant in the UK
- M-real on obtaining EC merger control clearance in connection with the sale of its Dutch paper merchant MAP subsidiary to French paper merchant Antalis
- Virgin Atlantic Airways on the current investigation into long-haul passenger fuel surcharges
- Pilkington on the European Commission's investigation into an alleged cartel in the European flat and automotive glass sectors
- M-Real on the investigation by the European Commission into alleged cooperation between competitors in fine paper
WTO and international trade law
- a collation of Internet gambling interests in relation to their complaint to the European Commission pursuant to the EU's Trade Barriers Regulation. The complaint concerns the enforcement of WTO-incompatible US legislation against EU businesses
- a coalition of Internet payment providers and Internet gaming companies on the US' landmark decision to attempt to withdraw an existing commitment under GATS
- BSkyB on the European Commission's proposed change to the customs classification of set-top boxes in violation of the WTO's Information Technology Agreement
- a number of EU exporters on EU export control issues (dual use goods as well as sanctions)
- The Government of Antigua in its successful WTO action against the US ban on cross-border gambling and betting services. This was the first ever WTO dispute on an e-commerce issue and a landmark case on the application and interpretation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services
- The Government of a major WTO country on WTO dispute settlement cases concerning subsidies and trade in services
General EU law
- The Federation of Tour Operators on the EU and international law aspects of its high profile challenge to the UK air passenger duty
- a major telecommunication company on its appeal to the Court of First Instance challenging a European Commission decision under the Framework Directive for electronic communications
- British Aggregates Association on its appeal in the European Court of Justice against the Court of First Instance's Judgment on the compatibility of the UK aggregates levy with EU state aid law
- Southwark LBC on the procurement strategy and procedure for choosing a re-development partner for the major Elephant and Castle re-development
- London & Continental Railways on the procurement strategy for placing contracts relating to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link