Lewis Crofts

Editor-In-Chief

Lewis leads MLex's editorial strategy, content direction, quality and development. He has a reputation for breaking stories and providing analysis on complex legal disputes before regulators and courts around the globe. He has also developed MLex's unrivalled coverage of competition policy, litigation, regulation, Brexit and international investigations.

A graduate of Oxford University, Lewis worked in academia at the Charles University in Prague prior to becoming a journalist.

Selected Insights by Lewis

Vestager's tough legacy on Big Tech strengthened by Google Shopping victory

2021-11-10T16:35:00+00:00 Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts

The court victory over Google offers a roaring vindication for EU competition boss Margrethe Vestager's uncompromising pursuit of Google on antitrust grounds.
EU judges explore consequences of Google defeating one strand of Android sanction

2021-09-30T15:25:00+01:00 Lewis Crofts

Google's fight against four integral elements of the EU's overarching antitrust case triggered questions from an EU judge
Apple's iPhone comes under EU scrutiny for curbs on rival 'wearable' devices

2021-09-22T12:38:00+01:00 Lewis Crofts

Restrictions on the way Apple’s iPhone and iPad interact with "wearable" devices have triggered questions from EU
Salmon-cartel documents shouldn't go to US plaintiffs, EU Commission tells US court

2021-07-15T15:46:00+01:00 Lewis Crofts

EU Commission tells US court to limit the disclosure of documents in a class action against salmon companies.
No competition enforcement let-up as Europe exits pandemic, Guersent says

2021-07-05T12:15:00+01:00 Lewis Crofts

EU competition officials are back to their tough old selves as Europe emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic