Maitland Walker LLP

Julian has acted in many leading cases before the EC and UK regulatory authorities as well as the English Courts, the European Court of First Instance and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

He has been the editor of the leading professional journal, “the European Competition Law Review” published by Sweet & Maxwell since it was established in 1980.  He was also appointed a Special Advisor on competition law to the House of Commons Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) Select Committee in 2009.

Examples of cases in which he has acted include:

Competition Law/Mergers and Acquisitions

Successfully obtained CMA clearance on the merger of number 1 and 2 competitors in UK gaming machine sector under UK merger rules Successfully acted on major UK supermarket chain merger before the OFT and the Competition Commission with an appeal to the Competition Appeals Tribunal on a partial divestment issue Obtained UK and Irish clearance on Anglo Irish merger in the ship transport sector Advised on concentrative joint venture in the electricity generation industry and obtained EU merger clearance Advised on collaborative/concentrative joint venture in the civil aircraft industry and successfully negotiated EU merger clearance Advised on acquisition of national wholesale catering business, preparing merger notice and obtaining clearance under UK merger law

Trade Law

Representing retail group in anti-dumping proceedings involving the import of handbags from China Successfully pursuing action under Article 234 EC Treaty against the Federal Republic of Germany for defective implementation of an EU Copyright Directive on behalf of a consortium of international publishers

European Convention on Human Rights

Acted in a case before the European Court of Human Rights against the French government in relation to a tax claim Advised on the application of ECHR in the context of a planning appeal Advised on the application of ECHR in the context of the recognition of professional qualifications and the right to take up employment