As both parties ready to fight the CMA's decision, FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller isActivision Blizzard has hired the"ultra-high-profile" Lord David Pannick KC to lead the company's appeal, citing a"reliable source with connections in the legal community".
Pannick is considered one of the UK's top lawyers, with a client list that has included Queen Elizabeth II, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the Partygate scandal, Manchester City after it was accused of financial misconduct, and former BBC director-general Mark Thompson, when a Christian group attempted to prosecute the broadcaster for blasphemy after it aired Jerry Springer the Opera in 2005.
Mueller also highlights Microsoft's similarly high-profile hiring for its appeal, with the company set to be represented by Daniel Beard KC, described as"one of the Bar's leading specialists in competition, EU, regulatory and public law" in his