Stephen Kon Senior consultant

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Stephen is a senior consultant in the regulatory/antitrust/competition group.

He is a widely recognised leading EU, competition and regulation lawyer with extensive experience advising clients on some of the largest and highest profile transactional and behavioural competition matters, both contentious and non-contentious, at EU and domestic level.

As an advocate, he has Higher Rights of Audience and has represented clients before courts and tribunals in contentious UK and EU competition matters.  He is also a mediator accredited by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).

He has acted in a large number of leading cases before UK domestic courts and tribunals, the General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union concerning EU competition law, including challenges to CMA and European Commission decisions and the compatibility of UK domestic law with EU law.

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"Clients benefit from Stephen Kon's vast experience in EC and CMA investigations, which he provides pursuant to his role as a senior consultant at the firm. ‘He has seen everything,’ says one source, adding: ‘He is able to understand what the key issues will be before they come up’."

Chambers UK 2020

"Stephen Kon certainly stands out in this field."

The UK Legal 500 2019

"Stephen Kon offers 'a mix of very good technical legal advice applied in a commercial context'."

Chambers UK 2018

"Stephen Kon is 'commercial and pragmatic' praised for his 'technically brilliant and creative advice'"

The UK Legal 500 2018

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Government to implement proposals to allow Court of Appeal to depart from CJEU case law

Jonathan Pratt, Stephen Kon 20 Oct 2020
The Government has released draft regulations that will allow the Court of Appeal, and other appellate courts in the UK, to depart from Court of Justice of the European Union...
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Understanding the current rules and regulations around takeovers by overseas buyers

Robert Ogilvy Watson, Christophe Humpe, Stephen Kon 21 Apr 2020
In light of recent media concern that overseas buyers are about to take advantage of asymmetric valuation and currency conditions to acquire businesses and technology in the UK or...
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Brexit – Where do we stand and what happens now?

Stephen Kon, Jonathan Pratt 13 Dec 2019
Following the election result, it seems likely that the UK will leave the EU on 31 January 2020 on the terms of the revised Withdrawal Agreement (the “WA”), which was agreed at...
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The Chequers’ White Paper: towards a bespoke EU/UK trade agreement?

Christophe Humpe, Stephen Kon, Paul Ellison, Jonathan Morgan 23 Jul 2018
The UK Government has published its long-awaited Brexit White Paper setting out its proposals for the future relationship between the UK and the EU after the end of any...
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Withdrawing from the past, amending the present and back to the future?

Stephen Kon, Jonathan Morgan 22 Nov 2017
Assessing key legal aspects of certain withdrawal bill amendments.
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