As well as being a senior consultant here at Preiskel, I am a writer and journalist about law and policy matters. Since June I have been writing a lot about Brexit. Brexit is, for me, fascinating. There is complexity, as it brings together policy and law, trade and economics, and political and constitutional issues. And…
Is Big Data the next target for competition law enforcement? by Tim Cowen Speaking at a recent conference in Germany Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner warned that control of data may be a source of market power: “..if just a few companies control the data you need to satisfy customers and cut costs, that could…
What would be the impact of Brexit on UK and EU competition law and policy? This is the question which Preiskel & Co LLP partner Tim Cowen addresses in a key chapter to the 2015 Regent’s Report, the latest edition of the influential annual report on global policy and related issues. In his chapter, Tim Cowen explores Brexit…
There is no genre of literature more dismal – more utterly depressing to read – than the letters of litigation solicitors. Every day hundreds, perhaps thousands, of these wearisome missives are compiled and dispatched. And many contain the most insincere and heart-sinking language. The authors of this dreadful correspondence will invariably profess themselves “surprised” or…
