Competition Law

Daniel Jowell KC is particularly active on the defendant side of follow-on damages cases and collective actions brought before all levels of the UK courts, and has had key roles in the defence of participants in the smartcard chip cartel. He has further experience in challenges to CMA merger control decisions.

Marie Demetriou KC is routinely involved in the biggest competition cases of the day and receives stellar feedback from an array of sources. She is standing counsel to the CMA and has experience in key appeals against the regulator's decisions. She also advises on both sides of cartel damages claims and has appeared on behalf of proposed class representatives for claimant groups.

Mark Hoskins KC has an outstanding practice in the field of competition damages, and has acted in significant claims concerning financial services providers, sporting leagues and telecoms operators. He has experience acting for claimants and defendants on high-profile collective actions.

Aidan Robertson KC acts on both the claimant and defendant side of cartel damages claims, including representing clients in collective actions. He also has notable experience in appeals against European Commission decisions and in judicial reviews in matters involving possible state aid.

David Bailey acts as standing counsel to the CMA, and has noteworthy experience defending CMA decisions in appeals heard by the CAT. Bailey often acts on both the defendant and claimant side of UK private enforcement actions, including high-profile collective actions.

Helen Davies KC acts on the defendant side of cartel follow-on damages claims, including both collective and standalone actions. She also has experience of competition law issues in the sports sector.

Robert O'Donoghue KC attracts considerable attention for advising claimants and defendants on standalone and collective action proceedings following cartel investigations. He also regularly advises clients on challenges to CMA decisions, often involving the pharmaceutical sector.

Sarah Ford KC represents both claimants and defendants in high-profile follow-on damages claims, including collective proceedings, arising from European Commission cartel investigations. She regularly acts on matters before the CAT and Court of Appeal.

Sarah Love is well known for her work on the claimant side of abuse of dominance cases. In addition, she defends clients in FRAND investigations and cartel follow-on damages claims. She acts on both collective actions and standalone cases.

Victoria Wakefield KC represents claimants in a number of high-profile class action claims, as well as defending clients in standalone actions. As a junior barrister, she advised on appeals of EC decisions affecting pharmaceutical companies and challenges to new regulations in the sports sector.

Colin West KC has been involved in a number of leading competition law cases, frequently acting for claimants from the technology and financial sectors. He advises on cartel damages cases and the overlap between competition law and IP law, and has experience in standalone claims relating to potential abuse of dominance through the failure to negotiate licences for standard-essential patents.

Daniel Piccinin KC is highly sought after for his ability to handle varied matters, including defending against individual and collective damages claims following abuse of dominance and cartel decisions. He also acts on appeals against CMA penalty decisions. Piccinin attracts significant attention for his economics background, which enables him to contribute to the economic analysis of complex competition claims.

David Scannell KC has a strong profile in competition work arising in the pharmaceutical industry, often with an overlap to intellectual property law. He is instructed to act on both regulatory appeals and follow-on claims, including the 'pay for delay' cases.

Fergus Randolph KC has acted for claimants in follow-on damages actions and also handles standalone competition claims for injured parties seeking to block anti-competitive conduct by commercial partners. He also assists appellants with the review of CMA decisions.

Hugo Leith plays a supporting role in many of the UK's most important cartel damages cases, often acting for defendants on high-profile collective damages actions. Leith has additionally acted for the CMA on key challenges to its decisions.

Mark Howard KC has a strong competition litigation practice and is particularly active in the financial services and technology sectors. He represents clients in follow-on damages claims arising from European Commission cartel investigations. He has also acted on key cases on the issue of standard-essential patents.

Max Schaefer acts for claimants on allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. He has further experience advising on follow-on damages litigation and appeals against CMA decisions.

Maya Lester KC acts for key financial services clients seeking to overturn EC cartel decisions. She also defends follow-on damages claims, as well as acting for claimants on standalone and collective action claims. Lester also has a number of clients in the pharmaceutical, energy and technology industries.

Sarah Abram KC has a strong focus on representing clients in damages claims following on from cartel investigations. She moves up in the rankings on the back of her recent experience defending clients in high-profile collective action proceedings, and has additional experience on the claimant side. She also assists clients with CMA investigations and often acts on matters in the transport sector.

Tim Johnston handles regulatory appeals against CMA decisions on behalf of companies in the pharmaceutical sector. He has recently been involved in follow-on damages claims, acting for the largest claimant group in the trucks cartel litigation. He has further experience on the defendant side of standalone behavioural infringement cases.

Tony Singla KC has acted for defendants in relation to some of the UK's most important cartel follow-on damages class action claims.

Andrew McIntyre has an impressive competition practice and acts on several highly complex commercial trials and international commercial disputes.

Charlotte Thomas has amassed notable experience covering some of the more visible cases in the competition field. Her practice takes in the representation of claimants, defendants and appellants in damages claims and investigations. Of particular note is her involvement in the forex cartel claim.

Emily MacKenzie operates a busy practice in competition. She has strong expertise in a variety of areas including FRAND, cartels and merger control.

Emma Mockford has notable experience in the developing area of collective actions on behalf of consumers affected by cartels or other anti-competitive behaviour. She has acted on behalf of the representative claimants in relation to the trucks cartel. She also has ample experience representing defendants in follow-on damages claims, as well as acting for regulatory bodies and appellants on reviews of CMA decisions.

Gerard Rothschild has represented claimants and appellants in a number of significant competition matters, including merger investigations and follow-on damages claims. He has additional experience of complex state aid cases.

Jennifer MacLeod attracts praise for her contributions to varied matters ranging from high-profile collective damages actions through to smaller commercial disputes that raise competition law arguments. She has further experience in standout cases on behalf of the CMA, defending appeals against decisions on excessive pricing in the pharmaceutical sector.

Matthew Kennedy is involved in a large number of the leading cases concerning anti-competitive behaviour. He has notable experience acting for both the claimants and the defendants on class action litigation.

Tom Pascoe acts predominantly for companies accused of anti-competitive behaviour on appeals of CMA investigations and on high-profile follow-on damages claims, such as the trucks cartel litigation.