- Activision Blizzard hires Lord David Pannick KC to fight the UK competition regulator's decision to block its $75bn deal with Microsoft.
- Pannick, described as an 'undisputed leader at the bar', will represent Activision at the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
- The UK's intervention could kill the games industry's biggest-ever deal, according to sources.
- Pannick's former clients include Queen Elizabeth II and businesswoman Gina Miller.
- Microsoft and Activision will act as independent parties in their appeals to the CAT.
Activision Blizzard hires legal heavyweight to fight UK’s block of Microsoft deal
David Pannick KC, whose recent cases include Boris Johnson’s partygate probe, will lead the gaming group’s legal challenge
Tim Bradshaw
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