Jonathan DC Turner
Barrister
Thirteen Old Square
Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3UA, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 4445
Fax: +44 (0)20 7841 5825 mail@jonathanturner.com
I have advised and acted in many cases involving EU, UK and US competition (antitrust) and free trade law, in particular relating to intellectual property and commercial agreements.
The subject-matter of the cases has included
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price-fixing and resale price maintenance in relation to vehicle parts |
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discrimination against parallel imports of computer hardware |
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the establishment of a worldwide joint venture for the development and marketing of pharmaceuticals |
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alleged partitioning of the world market in liturgical books. |
I have experience of dealing with these issues in
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court proceedings in the UK and the US |
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investigations by the EU Commission, the UK Office of Fair Trading and OFTEL (acting in some cases for complainants and in others for parties whose conduct is being investigated) |
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arbitrations and |
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contractual negotiations. |
Further details of some of these cases are set out on my Cases page, but many of these matters are confidential.
I was introduced into this area when working as a law clerk for Sughrue & partners, intellectual property and antitrust attorneys in Washington DC. I subsequently studied EC competition and free trade law for my Masters Degree at Brussels University, where I also took an option in US antitrust law. Further details of my education are set out in my curriculum vitae.
I have written extensively on EC and UK competition and free trade law, including the chapters on the application of EC competition law to intellectual property and vertical agreements in Vaughan's Law of the European Communities, and a seminal article on the need for an effective competition law in the UK. That article and a draft Bill which I prepared led to the UK Competition Act 1998. Click here for further details.