Nick Pimlott | Fieldfisher
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I have a wealth of experience in advising clients across numerous sectors on both contentious and non-contentious matters spanning all aspects of competition law, including EU and UK merger control, abuse of dominance, joint ventures/co-operation agreements, distribution and licensing agreements, cartels, state aid/subsidy control.

I also provide strategic procurement law advice for public bodies, including many central government departments, utilities and major NDPBs and is expert at designing, preparing and advising on legally-compliant procurement processes. I also advise bidders on tendering strategies in public procurement and on litigation against award decisions.

I am ranked as a leading individual in the Public Procurement section of the Chambers & Partners legal directory in which describes me as  "brilliant" and "very good and strategic".

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International trade
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NSIA consultation response

26.03.2026
On 12 March 2026, the UK government published its response to a July 2025 consultation regarding the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021/1263 (the "NARs" ). The NARs set out the scope of sectors for which mandatory notifications must be made under the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSIA ").
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Public & Regulatory
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The Procurement Act 2023 is one year old: what have we learned?

23.02.2026
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Public & Regulatory
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Automatic suspension in public procurement claims: A look at the cases in 2025

12.01.2026
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Public & Regulatory
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Levelling the playing field: What CCS’s 2025 Action Plan means for Buyers and Suppliers

04.11.2025
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Public & Regulatory
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The EU ban on Chinese medical devices from public procurement markets: implications for the Life Sciences sector

09.10.2025
In a first for procurement and international trade policy in the EU, the European Commission has recently imposed a ban on Chinese suppliers of medical devices from participating in higher value public procurement procedures in the EU.  This note outlines the scope of the ban and what it might mean for companies operating in the medical device sector.
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