London Bar
Competition
HALL OF FAME3Thomas Sharpe KC – One Essex Court ‘Thomas offers a towering intellect and fantastic client-handling skills.’
Thomas Sharpe
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Position
Barrister specialising in UK and EC competition law, commercial judicial review, utility regulation and areas where law and economics meet. Former adviser to Ofwat and Ofgem, and now Water Industry Commission for Scotland. Litigation experience in High Court and European Courts includes ENS, the leading case on the rule of reason and ex p Fedesa, the leading case on proportionality; defended Mastercard in the European Courts and in some follow-on actions; secured damages for Albion Water in the CAT; significant fine reductions in builder cartels appeals in CAT; acted for Safeway in two monopoly and one merger inquiry and in Safeway v Twigger on ex turpi causa; about 100 MMC, Competition Commission and CMA inquiries eg mobile phone call termination litigation; challenges to airport charges, supermarkets sundry energy competition issues; funerals; gas and electricity transmission appeals; various RHI cases and water arbitrations. Appeared in Miller I for interveners. Conducted Commission of Inquiry in St Kitts and Nevis 2009.
Education
Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Mentions
London Bar
Energy
HALL OF FAME3Thomas Sharpe KC –One Essex Court ‘A towering intellect with fabulous client-handling skills, he is a calm and determined advocate with the ability to connect to a judge and not be diverted from the argument.’