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Prof Takis Tridimas
Position
Barrister specialising in European Union law, European Convention of Human Rights, judicial review, competition law, banking law, financial services and commercial law. Cases: Case T- 680/13 Chrysostomides & Co. LLC and Others v the Council, the Euro Group, the Commission, the European Central Bank, and the European Union; Case T-786/14 Bourdouvali and Others v the Council, the Euro Group, the Commission, the European Central Bank, and the European Union; Case C-220/13 P Nikolaou v Court of Auditors, judgment of 10 July 2014; FA (Iraq) v SSHD [2011] UKSC 22 (asylum, remedies for EU rights); Al-Jedda v United Kingdom (application no. 27021/08, ECtHR, 2011, rights to security); Youssef v SSFCA (QBD 2011, UNSC sanctions, EU fundamental rights); Nicolaou v Court of Auditors (case T-241/09, General Court of the EU, 2011, non-contractual liability of the EU); Petridou-Katakalidou v Greece (application no 3463/09, ECtHR, 2010, articles 6, 7 ECHR) Mamidakis v Greece (application no 35533/04, 2007, right to property and right to an effective remedy); Cadbury Schweppes – Pzifer (2003, Merger clearance from the Greek Competition Authority); Case C-244/95 Moskof v EOK [1997] ECR I-6441 (ECJ, judicial review). Also practicing as a Greek advocate specialising banking, stock exchange law, commercial, company, tax law and judicial review.
Career
Qualified 2000, Middle Temple; advocate, Bar of Athens (1987); Professor of European law, King’s College London; Professor and Nancy A. Patterson Distinguished Scholar, Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University; Professor College of Europe, Bruges; formerly: Sir John Lubbock Professor of Banking Law Queen Mary College, University of London (2004-2013); Référendaire, European Court of Justice (1992-95). Publications: ‘The General Principles of EC Law’ (2nd ed, Oxford 2006); Tridimas and Nebbia (Eds): ‘EU Law for the 21st century: Rethinking the New Legal Order’ (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2004); Beatson & Tridimas eds New Directions in European Public Law) (Hart 1998); Ellis & Tridimas ‘Public Law of the European Community’ (Sweet & Maxwell 1995).
Languages
French, Greek.
Education
University of Athens (1984 LLB); University of Cambridge (1985 LLM); University of Cambridge (1991 PhD).
Leisure
Opera, baroque music, poetry.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > European Union relations
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Takis Tridimas – Matrix Chambers ‘Takis is one of the absolute top EU law practitioners in the UK. He knows EU law and relevant intricate practice of the CJEU in great and perfect detail. He is also a great testifying expert on EU law.’
A ‘go-to set for any issues relating to EU law’, Matrix Chambers’ members have ‘unparalleled knowledge’ not only in core areas of competition, economic regulation and data protection, but also EU citizens’ rights and trade issues. Jessica Simor KC appeared opposite Aidan O’Neill KC and Nicholas Gibson in the Supreme Court in Jersey Choice v Her Majesty’s Treasury, a damages claim brought by a Jersey horticultural company for the removal of a VAT relief on the basis it constituted a discriminatory charge under EU law. Takis Tridimas has developed a reputation as ‘an excellent EU law practitioner’, who ‘knows the law and relevant intricate practice of the CJEU in perfect detail’.