Mark has appeared in many significant competition law actions, including BritNed Development Ltd v ABB Ltd, Sainsbury’s v MasterCard, Streetmap v Google, National Grid Electricity v ABB Ltd & Ors, Cooper Tire v Shell, Devenish v Sanofi-Aventis, Argos v OFT, JJB Sports v OFT, Aberdeen Journals v DGFT.
Mark has also appeared in more than 90 cases before the EU Courts and the EFTA Court, including Case T-82/13 Panasonic, Case E-16/11 EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland, Case C-457/10P AstraZeneca.
In 2017 he was named Competition Silk of the Year by Chambers & Partners.
Finally, Mark has experience of advising and acting in non-European jurisdictions. He acted for the Hong Kong Communications Authority in Television Broadcasts v Communications Authority and has advised the Singapore Competition Commission.
Before National Courts:
- BritNed Development Ltd v ABB Ltd [2018] EWHC 2616 (Ch)
- Deutsche Bahn & Ors v Morgan Advanced Materials plc & Ors [2013] CAT 18; [2013] EWCA Civ 1484 (competition law/jurisdiction)
- British Sky Broadcasting Ltd v Ofcom (Pay TV/competition)
- Ryanair Ltd v Gatwick Airport Ltd, CAA decision 31 May 2011 (competition/airport regulation)
- Bloomsbury International Ltd & Ors v Sea Fish Industry Authority and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2011] UKSC 25 (statutory construction/free movement of goods)
- Durkan Holdings Ltd & Ors v Office of Fair Trading [2010] CAT 12, [2010] Comp AR 254; [2011] CAT 6
- CTS Eventim AG v Competition Commission, supported by Live Nation Entertainment Inc [2010] CAT 7 (mergers)
- WM Morrison Supermarkets plc -v- Competition Commission [2009] CAT 33 (mergers/interim relief)
- BAA Ltd v Competition Commission (market investigations/judicial review) [2009] CAT 35; [2010] EWCA Civ 1097
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Ors v Shell Chemicals UK Limited and Ors [2009] EWHC 2609 (Comm) (cartel damages/jurisdiction/Italian torpedo)
- Barclays Bank plc v Competition Commission [2009] CAT 27 (market investigations/payment protection insurance)
- National Grid Electricity transmissions plc v ABB Ltd & Ors [2009] EWHC 1326 (Ch), [2009] UKCLR 838 (competition law/damages)
- R (on application of Cityhook Ltd) v The Office of Fair Traiding [2009] EWHC 57 (Admin), [2009] UKCLR 255 (judicial review/competition law/administrative priority)
- Tesco plc v The Competition Commission [2008] CompAR 207; [2009] CAT 6 (market investigations/judicial review)
- Bookmakers' Afternoon Greyhound Services Ltd & Ors v Amalgamated Racing Ltd & Ors [2008] EWHC 1978 (Ch) (competition law/media rights)
- Emerson Electric Co. & Ors v Morgan Crucible Company plc [2008] CAT 8, [2008] CompAR 118 (competition law/damages)
- Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National plc & Ors [2008] EWHC 875 (Comm) (EC law/unfair contract terms/bank charges)
- The Consumers Association v JJB Sports (Case 1078/7/9/07) (first representative claim for damages)
- R (Swami Suryananda as a representative of the Community of The Many Names of God) v The Welsh Ministers (judicial review/human rights/slaughter of temple bullock, Shambo)
- R (British Casino Association) v Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport [2007] EWHC 1312 (Admin) (judical review)
- Devenish & Ors v Sanofi-Aventis SA & Ors [2007] EWHC 2394 (Ch), [2008] 2 WLR 637, [2008] UKCLR 28, 2008 EuLR 268; [2008] EWCA Civ 1086 (competition law/exemplary and restitutionary damages)
- SanDisk Corporation v Philips Electronics NV and Ors [2007] EWHC 332 (Ch), [2007] UKCLR 1539
- Viking Line Abp v International Transport Workers' Federation and Finnish Seamen's Union, [2005] EuLR 1036, The Times 22.6.05 (EC freedom of establishment)
- BCL Old Co Ltd and ors v Aventis SA and ors (Competition Appeal Tribunal) [2005] CAT 1, [2005] CompAR 470; [2005] CAT 2, [2005] CompAR 485
- Association of British Insurers v Office of Fair Trading (Competition Appeal Tribunal)
- Bim Kemi AB v Blackburn Chemicals Ltd [2004] UKCLR 64, [2004] EuLR 575 (Comm Ct); [2004] EWCA Civ 1490, [2005] UKCLR 1, [2005] EuLR 176, The Times 10.11.04 (CA)
- (competition)
- R (Unitymark Ltd) v Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2004] EuLR 338
- Floe Telecommunications v Ofcom [2004] CAT 7, [2004] CompAR 559; [2004] CAT 18, [2005] CompAR 290; [2004] CAT 22, [2005] CompAR 463
- A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (as special advocate before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission)
- JJB Sports plc v Office of Fair Trading (Competition AppealTribunal) [2004] CAT 17, [2005] CompAR 29, [2005] CompAR 1060
- Argos Ltd v Office of Fair Trading (Competition Appeal Tribunal) [2005] CompAR 588
- Provimi Ltd v Aventis Animal Nutrition SA and Others and Other Actions [2003] EWHC 961 (Comm), [2003] UKCLR 493, [2003] EuLR 517 (competition/jurisdiction)
- Wilson and others v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2003] 3 WLR 568 (human rights), [2003] UKHRR 1085
- R (Transport for London and Mayor of London) v London Regional Transport (London Underground judicial review)
- R (Castille Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2002] EuLR 209, [2002] A.C.D. 52 (EC licence regime/proportionality)
- Adan v London Borough of Newham [2002] 1 WLR 2120, [2002] 1 All ER 931, [2002] UKHRR 229 (human rights)
- Pine v The Law Society [2002] UKHRR 81 (human rights)
- R (on the application of Jarrett) v Legal Services Commission [2002] A.C.D. 160
- Aberdeen Journals Ltd v The Director General of Fair Trading [2002] CompAR 1, [2002] CompAR 167, [2003] CompAR 67 (Competition Commission Appeal Tribunals)
- Bavarian Lager Co Ltd v The Department of Trade and Industry [2002] UKCLR 160 (QBD) (Article 28 EC)
- R v Secretary of State for Health, ex parte British Association of European Pharmaceutical Distributors [2001] EuLR 464 (QB), [2002] EuLR 197 (CA) (free movement of goods/pharmaceuticals)
- Gough v Chief Constable of Derbyshire, Regina (Miller) v Leeds Magistrates' Court, Lilley v DPP, [2002] 3 WLR 289, [2002] 2 CMLR 199, [2002] EuLR 359, The Times 10.4.02 (CA); [2001] 3 WLR 1392, [2001] 3 CMLR 613, [2001] EuLR 701, The Times 19.7.01 (Div. Ct.) (football banning orders legislation/EC law/ECHR)
- The Queen on the application of Shields v Crown Court at Liverpool and the Lord Chancellor [2001] EWHC Admin 90 [2001] UKHRR 610 (human rights/public law)
- Bacardi Martini v Newcastle United Football Club Ltd [2001] EuLR 45 (sport/advertising/EC free movement rules)
- Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma v Asda Stores Ltd [2001] 1 CMLR 1103 (EC law/protected designation of origin)
- R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, ex parte Orange, [2001] EuLR 165, The Times 15.11.00 (telecommunications/European Communities Act 1972)
- R v National Lottery Commission, ex parte Camelot Group Plc (QBD, Crown Office), [2001] EMLR 3, The Times 12.10.00 (judicial review)
- R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte Omega Air Limited [2000] 2 CMLR 167, [2000] EuLR 254 (air transport)
- R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fayed (Court of Appeal) 2001 Imm. A.R. 134 (judicial review)
- Mayer Parry Recycling Ltd v The Environment Agency, (Ch.), [1999] Env. LR 489, The Times 3.12.98 (environment/waste regulation)
- R v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte Monsanto plc (Div. Ct.), [1999] 2 WLR 599, [1998] 4 All ER 321, The Times 12.10.98 (judicial review/interim injunctions)
- R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte Watson (CA), The Times 31.8.98(environment/regulation of genetically modified organisms)
- R v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ex parte Anastasiou (Pissouri) Limited (House of Lords), [1999] EuLR 168, [2002] EuLR 55 (plant health regulations/international
- relations)
- Coal Authority v HJ Banks & Co Ltd [1997] EuLR 610, [2002] EuLR 483 (ECSC Treaty)
- R v Comptroller of Patents and Trade Marks, ex parte Lenzing AG, [1997] RPC 245, [1997] EuLR 237, The Times 17.1.97 (intellectual property/TRIPs Agreement)
- Oakdale (Richmond) Ltd v National Westminster Bank (Ch.) [1997] EuLR 27; [1997] E.C.C. 130; [1996] Trading Law Reports 541; The Times 20/8/96 (EC competition law/banking)
Before European Court of Justice/Court of First Instance
- C-209/13 United Kingdom v Council (pending) (challenge to legality of financial transaction tax)
- Case T-82/13 Panasonic and MT Picture Display v Commission (pending) (competition law)
- Case C-617/12 Astrazeneca AB v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Order of 14 November 2013 (medicinal products)
- Case C-382/12P MasterCard & ors v Commission (competition law)
- Case E-16/11 EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (failure to comply with obligations under the bank guarantee directive)
- Case C-366/10 The Air Transport Association of America & Ors -v- The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (pending) (environment)
- Case T-286/09 Intel Corporation v Commission (pending) (competition law)
- Case C-497/08 Amiraike Berlin (pending) (company law/freedom of establishment)
- Case C-403/08 Football Association Premier League & Ors v QC Leisure & Ors (football broadcasting rights)
- Case T-246/08 and T-332/08 Melli Bank plc v Council (pending) (financial sanctions)
- Case C-211/08 Commission v Spain (pending) (health care/freedom to provide services)
- Case T-111/08 MasterCard Incorporated v Commission (pending) (competition law)
- Case C-550/07P Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission (pending) (competition law/legal professional privilege)
- Case C-537/07 Gómez-Limón (pending) (equal treatment/parental leave)
- Case C-532/07P Commission v Association de la presse internationale ASBL (pending) (access to documents)
- Case C-528/07P Association de la presse internationale ASBL v Commission (pending) (access to documents)
- Case T-318/07 NALOO v Commission (ECSC) (discontinued)
- Case C-152 to 154/07 Arcor AG v Germany (direct effect of directives)
- Case C-244/06 Dynamic Medien Vertriebs GmbH v AVIDES Media AG (pending) (free movement of goods)
- Case C-195/06 KommAustria v Österreichischer Rundfunk, judgment of 18.10.07 (television broadcasting directive)
- Case T-318/01 Omar Mohammed Othman v Council (pending) (sanctions)
- Case C-438/05 The International Transport Workers' Federation and The Finnish Seaman's Union v Viking Line ABP, judgment of 11.12.07 (free movement/right to strike)
- Case C-267/05 Oakley Inc v Animal Ltd and others (pending) (intellectual property/directives)
- Case T-178/05 United Kingdom v Commission, judgment of 23.11.05 (environment)
- Case T-143/05 United Kingdom v Commission, Order of 27.6.05 (environment)
- Case C-10/05 Mattern and Cikotic (pending) (free movement of persons)
- Case C-1/05 Jia (pending) (immigration)
- Case C-340/04 Carbotermo and Consorzio Alisei v Comune di Busto Arsizio (pending) (public procurement)
- Case C-535/03 R (Unitymark Ltd and North Sea Fishermen's Organisation) v The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (pending) (common fisheries policy)
- Case C-336/03 Easycar (UK) Ltd v Office of Fair Trading, judgment of 10.3.05 (consumer protection)
- Case C-173/03 Fallimento "Traghetti del Mediterraneo" SpA v Italy (pending) (State liability)
- Case C-105/03 Criminal proceedings against Maria Pupino [2005] 3 WLR 1102 (remedies/direct effect)
- Case T-84/03 Maurizio Turco v Council (pending) (access to documents)
- Case C-319/02 Petri Manninen [2004] 2 WLR 670 (direct taxation)
- Case C-315/02 Anneliese Lenz v Finanzlandesdirektion für Tirol (pending) (direct taxation)
- Case C-233/02 France v Commission (pending) (international relations)
- Case C-222/02 Peter Paul and others v Germany, judgment of 12.10.04 (State liability/banking regulation)
- Case T-168/02 Internationaler Tierschutz-Fonds (IFAW) GmbH v Commission [2005] 1 WLR 1252 (access to documents)
- Case C-140/02 R v MAFF, ex parte Anastasiou, judgment of 30.9.03 (plant health regulation/international relations)
- Case C-241/01 National Farmers Union v Ministère des affaires étrangères [2002] ECR I-9079, The Times 24.10.02 (agriculture - French ban on British beef)
- Case C-224/01 Köbler v Austria [2004] QB 848, [2004] 2 WLR 976, The Times 3.10.03 (State liability)
- Case C-182/01 Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH v Werner Jäger (pending) (plant breeders' rights)
- Case C-180/01P-R Commission v NALOO [2001] ECR I- 5737 (ECSC/interim measures)
- Joined Cases C-172/01P, C-176/01P, C-180/01P Commission v NALOO, judgment of 2.10.03 (ECSC)
- Case C-168/01 Bosal Holding B.V. v Staatsecretaris van Financien, judgment of 18.9.03 (freedom of establishment/direct taxation)
- Case C-58/01 Océ van der Grinten NV v Commissioners of Inland Revenue, judgment of 25.9.03 (tax) Case C-108/01 Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma and Salumificio S. Rita S.p.A. v Asda Stores Ltd and Hygrade Foods Ltd [2003] ECR I-5121 (legal certainty/protected designations of origin)
- Case C-444/00 The Queen on the application of Mayer Parry Recycling Ltd v The Environment Agency and Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions, [2003] ECR I 6163, [2004] 1 WLR 538, The Times 14.7.03 (waste regulation)
- Case C-378/00 Commission v European Parliament and Council, judgment of 21.1.03 (comitology)
- Case C-318/00 Bacardi-Martini SAS v Newcastle United Football Club, judgment of 21.1.03 (freedom to promote services)
- Case C-140/00 Commission v United Kingdom, judgment of 14.11.02 (fishing)
- C-122/00 Omega Air Limited v The Irish Aviation Authority [2002] 2 CMLR 143 (air transport)
- Case C-99/00 Lyckeskog v Aklagarkammeren I Uddevalla [2003] 1 WLR 9 (preliminary references)
- Case C-27/00 R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte Omega Air Limited [2002] 2 CMLR 143 (air transport)
- Case C-21/00 Hamadeh Adnan v Società Fiat Sava SpA (pending) (legal effect of directives)
- C-13/00 Commission v Ireland [2002] 2 CMLR 185 (Community competence re. international agreements)
- C-1/00 Commission v France, [2001] ECR I-9989, The Times 19.12.01 (agriculture - French ban on British beef)
- Case C-454/99 Commission v United Kingdom, judgment of 14.11.02 (common fisheries policy)
- Case C-242/99 John Vogler v Landwirtschaftliche Alterscasse Schwaben [2000] ECR I-9083 (social security)
- Case C-203/99 Henning Veedfald v Arhus Regional Authority, judgment of 10.5.01 (defective product liability)
- Case C-89/99 V.o.f. Schieving-Nijstad v Groeneveld [2001] ECR I-5851 (TRIPs Agreement)
- T-70/99 Alpharma Inc v Council (pending) (admissibility/antibiotic additives)
- Case C-30/99 Commission v Ireland, The Times 3.9.01 (hallmarking/free movement of goods)
- T-13/99 Pfizer Animal Health SA/NV v Council (pending) (antibiotics additives)
- Case C-474/98 Clinique Grégoire SA v Direction Régionale des Impôts du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (pending) (VAT)
- Case C-392/98 Assco Gerüste GmbH v Wilhelm Layher GmbH, judgment of 14.12.00 (status of TRIPs Agreement in Community Law)
- Case C-390/98 HJ Banks v Coal Authority and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2001] ECR I-6117 (ECSC Treaty)
- Case C-371/98 R v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, ex parte First Corporate Shipping, The Times 16.11.00 (environment)
- Case C-314/98 Snellers Autos BV v Algemeen Directeur van de Dienst Wegverkeer [2000] ECR I-8633 (technical standards)
- Case C-306/98 R v MAFF, ex parte Monsanto Plc [2001] ECR I-3279 (plant protection products/harmonisation)
- C-219/98 R v MAFF, ex parte Anastasiou [2000] ECR I-5241 (plant health regulation/international relations)
- Case C-198/98 Everson & Barrass v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [1999] ECR I-8903 (employees' insolvency rights)
- Case C-179/98 Belgium v Mesbah [1999] ECR I-7955 (social security)
- C-168/98 Luxembourg v European Parliament and Council, judgment of 07.11.00 (lawyers' establishment directive)
- Case T-89/98 NALOO v Commission [2001] ECR II-515 (ECSC Treaty)
- Case T-85/98 Fédération Internationale de l ‘Automobile v Commission, order of 6.12.99 (competition law)
- Case C-81/98 Alcatel Austria AG v Bundesminesterium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr [1999] ECR I-7671 (public procurement)
- Case C-61/98 De Haan Beheer BV v Inspecteur der invoerrechten en accinjnzen [1999] ECR I-5003 (Customs and excise)
- Case C-8/98 Dansommer A/S v Götz [2000] ECR I-393 (Brussels Convention)
- Case C-3/98 Openbaar Minsterie v Schacht (pending) (social security)
- Case C-420/97 Leathertex Division Sintetici SpA v BVBA Bodetex, judgment of 5.10.99 (Brussels Convention)
- Case C-378/97 Wijsenbeek [1999] ECR I-6207 (free movement of persons)
- Engelbrecht [2000] ECR I-7321 (social security)
- Case C-262/97 Rijsdienst voor Pensionen v Robert
- Case C-202/97 Fitzwilliam Executive Search Limited v Bestuur van Het Landelijk Institut Sociale Verzekeringem, [2000] ECR I-883, The Times 15.3.00 (social security)
- Case C-178/97 Barry Bank v Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, [2000] ECR I-2005, The Times 5.4.00 (social security)
- Case C-77/97 Osterreichische Unilever v Smithkline Beecham, [1999] ECR I-431 (harmonisation)
- Case C-3/97 R v Goodwin and Unstead [1998] ECR I-3257 (VAT)
- Case C-340/96 Commission v United Kingdom, [1999] ECR I-2023 (environment)
- C-262/96 Sema Sürül v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit, [1999] ECR I-2685 (external relations)
- Case C-265/95 Commission v France [1997] ECR I-6959; The Times 11.12.97 (free movement of goods)
- Case T-228/95 S. Lehrfreund Limited v Council and Commission [1996] ECR II-111 (interim measures/international trade)
- Case T-367/94 British Coal Corporation v Commission [1998] ECR II-705 (ECSC Treaty)
- Case T-585/93 and C-321/95P Stichting Greenpeace v Commission [1995] ECR II-2205; [1998] ECR I-1651; [1998] All ER (EC) 620; [1998] 3 CMLR 1 (environment)