Laurence joined Weightmans as a Commercial
Partner and Head of Competition Law in 2012.
Laurence advises clients on EC and UK
competition law, including merger control and the control of
anti-competitive agreements and practices. Laurence has
successfully handled a number of high profile Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) investigations and Competition Commission (CC)
inquiries for clients.
Laurence is named as an expert in EU &
Competition Law in the annual Legal Business list of Legal Experts.
He was invited by the OFT to take part in its survey of leading
competition law advisers as part of its research project on the
deterrent effect of UK competition enforcement. In 2009, Laurence
participated in the Competition Commission’s evaluation of its
levels of service.
Laurence is described in the Legal 500 as
having “vast experience [of] handling OFT investigations and
Competition Commission
inquiries”.
Laurence is a member of the Law Society
Competition Section. He was named Northwest Business Insider
“Lawyer of the Year” in 2008.