Nick Pimlott | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

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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The Procurement Act 2023 is one year old: what have we learned?

23.02.2026
The Procurement Act 2023 (PA23 or Act) came into force on 24 February 2025. The Act promised to modernise and simplify the legal framework governing how public bodies and utilities purchase goods, works and services. 
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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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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
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Public & Regulatory
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Public procurement: Exclusion and debarment on competition grounds

25.03.2025
What suppliers and contractors need to know
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