Grant Stirling
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Dr Grant Stirling

  

Biography

The primary focus of Grant's research is EU and UK competition law. Areas of particular interest include the private enforcement of EU and UK competition law in national courts; jurisdiction in relation to competition law enforcement; specific types of conduct addressed by Articles 101 and 102 TFEU; and the enforcement of EU rules on state aid. Grant is interested in the relationship between competition law and economics and the study of competition law in a comparative context.

Grant has a wide range of teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Amongst the subjects he has taught are the law of obligations, corporate law, international commercial law and competition law. Having practised as a solicitor, he has been heavily involved in the development of practical legal skills amongst law students and has frequently judged at intervarsity competitions in client interviewing, negotiation and mooting.

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Competition Law Damages Actions in Respect of Forex Rate Fixing Cartels: Where the Passing-on Defence Appears to Reach its Limits

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Stirling, G. (2022)
Competition Law Damages Actions in Respect of Forex Rate Fixing Cartels: Where the Passing-on Defence Appears to Reach its Limits. Global Competition Litigation Review, 15(3), 97-104
This article discusses the recent decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in Allianz Global Investors GmbH v Barclays Bank Plc. Overturning a decision of the High...

COVID-19 Related State Aid for the Airline Sector: EU Courts Not Hesitant to Remove the Commission’s Stamp of Approval

Journal Article
Stirling, G. (2022)
COVID-19 Related State Aid for the Airline Sector: EU Courts Not Hesitant to Remove the Commission’s Stamp of Approval. Air and space law, 47(2), 145-166. https://doi.org/10.54648/aila2022010
This article considers the significant amounts of State aid provided to European airlines in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic, three recent challenges in the EU General Court...

The elusive test for unfair excessive pricing under EU law: revisiting United Brands in the light of Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd

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Stirling, G. (2020)
The elusive test for unfair excessive pricing under EU law: revisiting United Brands in the light of Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd. European Competition Journal, 16(2-3), 368-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441056.2020.1771007
The European Commission has historically proved relatively reluctant to intervene in the area of excessive pricing. This is probably partly because the test outlined in United...

It's a Conspiracy! Or Is It? The Difficulty With the Economic Torts as ‘Alternative’ Causes of Action for Competition Law Damages Actions in UK Courts

Journal Article
Stirling, G. (2017)
It's a Conspiracy! Or Is It? The Difficulty With the Economic Torts as ‘Alternative’ Causes of Action for Competition Law Damages Actions in UK Courts. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 8(4), 233-241. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeclap/lpw085

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