Mark Hoskins QC

Mark Hoskins took Silk in 2009. He specialises in competition, EU, administrative and sports Law. He has extensive advocacy experience before the domestic courts, the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the EU Courts. He has a broad client base, acting for both private clients and public bodies.

He has appeared in many of the leading competition law cases in recent years, including Case T-321/05 AstraZeneca v Commission (abuse of dominant position), Case T-268/09 Intel Corporation v Commission (abuse of dominant position), Case C-550/07P Akzo Nobel v Commission (legal professional privilege), Devenish & Ors v Sanofi-Aventis & Ors (non-availability of exemplary and restitutionary damages in competition cases), Cooper Tire & Ors v Shell & Ors (cartel damages/jurisdiction), National Grid v ABB (cartel damages), Tesco plc v Competition Commission (review of supermarkets investigation), BAA v Competition Commission (review of airports investigation), Durkan v OFT (construction), British Sky Broadcasting Ltd v Ofcom (pay TV).

Mark has been instructed in more than eighty cases before the European Court of Justice and General court, including Case C-366/10 Air Transport Association of America v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (environment), Case C-211/08 Commission v Spain (freedom to provide health care services), Case C-438/05 International Workers Federation v Viking Line (free movement/trade union activity), Köbler v Austria (State liability for judicial acts), Case C-265/95 Commission v France (free movement of goods/"Spanish strawberries).

In administrative law, Mark's significant cases include R(Swami Suryananda) v The Welsh Minsiters (the "Shambo case");  R(British Casino Association) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; Wilson & ors v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; Adan v London Borough of Newham; R v National Lottery Commission, ex parte Camelot Group plc and R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fayed.

Mark's Sports Law cases include Football Association Premier League & ors v QC Leisure & Ors (broadcasting rights), Bookmakers' Afternoon Greyhound Services Ltd & ors v Amalgamated Racing Ltd (horse racing media rights), The Consumers Association v JJB Sports (cartel damages claim) and Case C-318/00 Bacardi-Martini v Newcastle Utd (advertising restrictions).

In 2010, Mark won the Chambers & Partners "Competition/EU Silk of the Year" award.

Mark was formerly a référendaire at the European Court of Justice.

He is co-author (with Mark Brealey QC) of Remedies in EC Law (Sweet & Maxwell). He has contributed to a large number of books and journals as well as lecturing extensively.

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Mark Hoskins QC's Directory Quotes

  • "can proudly boast a significant footprint in the sports sector. Sports clients are keen to highlight his suitability for cases involving freedom of movement issues." (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "frighteningly good" (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "He attracts strong praise from sources, who report him to be "direct, focused and someone who cuts through the nonsense." " (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "Clients point to his "intuitive grasp of the law and calmness in the face of the thorniest of issues" " (Chambers & Partners 2011)
  • "he is a vastly reassuring presence who lies firmly at the brilliant end of the scale." (Chambers & Partners 2010)
  • "he's the kind of barrister clients love because he provides clear, simple and straightforward advice" (Chambers & Partners, 2009)
  • "quite simply excellent" (Chambers & Partners, 2008)

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