Christopher Best
Counsel
London
Christopher Best
Counsel
London
Contact details
Chris has over 10 years’ experience advising clients on all aspects of competition law, with a particular focus on complex merger clearances. Chris also has extensive experience of advising on sensitive foreign investment control matters, including under the UK National Security & Investment Act.
Expertise
Practices
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2014
Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxford University, 2009
MA, Law, Cambridge University, 2008
Related articles
Publications: 19 July 2023
ECJ confirms no higher standard for blocking mergers short of dominance
On 13 July 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave judgment on the long-running litigation between CK Hutchison and the European Commission (EC), arising out of the EC’s 2016 decision to…
Publications: 18 July 2023
UK National Security and Investment Act: key takeaways from second annual report
News: 02 May 2023
Expertise
Practices
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law, King’s College London, 2014
Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxford University, 2009
MA, Law, Cambridge University, 2008
Published work
- Co-author, chapter on State aid in the broadcasting sector in Hancher, Ottervanger & Slot (2021) EU State Aids, 6th edition, London: Sweet & Maxwell
