Miles Trower

Partner

Miles is a partner specialising in UK and EU competition law.

He has 25 years' experience across all areas of competition law with a focus on behavioural advice (including the development of industry standards and codes of conduct), merger control, competition investigations, market studies and investigations, compliance programmes and training.

Independently recognised as an expert in his field by Chambers UK, an independent guide to the legal profession, he consolidates his competition focus with extensive commercial experience including on distribution, franchising, outsourcing, manufacturing and stocking finance arrangements.

Miles has particular expertise in the manufacturing, retail, automotive, financial services and technology and media sectors.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales

Experience

Bristol

+44 (0)333 006 0574

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Miles Trower and Richard Collie continue to excel when advising our business, and remain our trusted external advisors. Their abilities to draw upon many years of industry knowledge and experience, whilst also contextualising that against wider competition law trends and developments, gives us the confidence that we remain in very safe hands.

Legal 500 UK 2026

We really appreciate his depth of experience as well as his knowledge of our sector, which makes his advice commercial, pragmatic and invaluable.

Chambers UK 2026

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Collaboration agreements and commercial joint ventures

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Cartels dawn raids and compliance

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Merger control

Supply and distribution and agency agreements

Advisory agreements and IP licences

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