Jonathan Scott
Jonathan is a leading specialist in competition law. He has extensive experience before the EU and UK competition authorities as well as in private enforcement cases in court.
Issues Jonathan advises on include cartels, abuse of dominance, market references, competition litigation and merger clearance. He has advised on enquiries by the EU and UK competition authorities into several industries including oil and gas, glass, wines and spirits, travel, distribution, retail, financial services, insurance and FMCG industries.
Credentials
- First Choice on competition aspects of its merger with the travel and tourism business of TUI AG
- Virgin Atlantic Airways on the investigation into long-haul passenger fuel surcharges
- Linpac on obtaining clearance for the acquisition of Alliburt Buckhorn's returnable transit packing business without a reference to the Competition Commission
- Chevron on the competition aspects of its US$100 billion merger with Texaco and advising ChevronTexaco in relation to the EU's challenge to the joint selling of Norwegian Gas
- Warner Music on its proposed offer to acquire BMG Publishing from Bertelsmann group and on its two most recent abortive attempts to merge with another music industry major
- Yell on the Competition Commission's study of the market for classified directory advertising services which includes an assessment of the effect of undertakings by Yell Ltd within that market, and the effect of any changes in the market since the undertakings were given in 2001
- Other clients Jonathan regularly advises include Time Warner, Rio Tinto, Lonmin, Pilkington and Wiseman Dairies
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