A barrister in private practice at Matrix Chambers, who is well known to the medical profession and who has worked on these issues for many years. She represented FIPO in proceedings before the Competition Commission/Competition and Markets Authority, Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal in its challenge to the Private Healthcare Market Investigation. She is involved in multiple collective actions involving competition law claims.
solicitors is a specialist group litigation and competition law firm and is ranked in the major directories as a leading firm for such work. Partner Jeremy Robinson has acted for FIPO alongside Professor Rab for many years.
The key personnel acting will be:
Jeremy has practised antitrust and competition law since 1999. He has advised on a wide range of issues, including anti-competitive agreements, abuses of dominance, market investigations, merger control, and subsidy control (including State aid). He has acted on cases before the Competition and Markets Authority, the Civil Aviation Authority, and the European Commission, and has appeared before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Court of Justice of the EU.
Tom has extensive experience in banking and finance litigation, including disputes involving structured products, investment funds, and regulatory investigations. He has advised clients across a broad range of financial services matters and is known for his pragmatic and commercial approach to resolving high-stakes disputes.
He also has significant expertise in competition litigation. Tom was involved in both the LIBOR and Forex investigations and represented two major airlines in the UK air cargo cartel proceedings. Those airlines were the first to reach successful settlements in the litigation. He has since presented at conferences on settlement strategy in multi-party proceedings.
“Tom Ross and Jeremy Robinson are highly experienced and competent partners, focused on commercial and competition law, and excellent communicators. Customer centric, hardworking and committed, they are ideal partners and team players.”
The Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations (FIPO[SR25.1]) is a not-for-profit independent professional body dedicated to doctors, with charitable/professional (non-profit) objectives including the advancement of the practice of independent medical practitioners, the maintenance of professional and clinical standards, and the protection of the public interest in relation to private healthcare services.
Since 2000, we have campaigned tirelessly for a private medical market that is fair, competitive, and properly regulated.
Mr Richard Packard
Chairman
Mr Ian McDermott
Vice Chairman
Mr Charlie Chan
Vice Chairman
Ms Rosemary Hittinger
Board Member
