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Advising on its compliance with the EU Market Surveillance Regulation ("MSR")

AQUIND LIMITED

Advising in connection with obtaining EU regulatory approvals and exemptions for the construction and operation of a direct electricity interconnector between the UK and France, and in bringing several cases before the General Court and the CJEU in this respect

BRITISH AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION

Acted for our client in its successful appeals of European Commission State aid decisions relating to the UK's aggregates levy, an environmental tax which affects hundreds of quarries across the UK – the judgments handed down during this litigation are regarded as the landmark judgments in relation to the assessment of State aid in the case of sectoral environmental levies and represent the starting point for any legal analysis in this area

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO

Acted for our client in challenging the validity of the EU's Second Tobacco Products Directive – the case raised legally novel and politically sensitive questions concerning the balance of powers between the EU and its Member State

SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS

Advising EU and foreign sovereign governments in their trade relations including in disputes under the WTO and other trade agreements

TUI, BRITISH AIRWAYS, EASYJET AND INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Represented our clients in litigation before the CJEU – and in follow-on litigation in the UK and the Netherlands – in relation to controversial and complex issues stemming from the CJEU’s interpretation of an EU regulation concerning passenger compensation for delayed flights

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Lode Van Den Hende

Partner, Brussels

Lode Van Den Hende
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Kyriakos Fountoukakos

Managing Partner, Competition Regulation and Trade, Brussels

Kyriakos Fountoukakos
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Laura Orlando

Italy Managing Partner, Joint Global Head of Intellectual Property, EMEA Co-Head of Life Sciences, Milan

Laura Orlando
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Silke Goldberg

Partner, London

Silke Goldberg
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Dr Marius Boewe

Partner, Düsseldorf

Dr Marius Boewe
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Miriam Everett

Partner, London

Miriam Everett
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Hayley Brady

Partner, Head of Media and Digital, UK, London

Hayley Brady
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Jenny Stainsby

Global Head – Financial Services Regulatory, London

Jenny Stainsby

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